SINGER

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

1946 - 2020

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), commonly known as SPB or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian singers of all time. He predominantly worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films and sang in a total of 16 languages. Balasubrahmanyam was born into a Telugu family with a strong musical background in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is the 1,293rd most popular singer (down from 742nd in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from India (down from 396th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ranks 1,293 out of 4,381. Before him are Aneela Mirza, Licia Albanese, Ted Neeley, Clara Nunes, Mississippi John Hurt, and Martha Mödl. After him are Billy Paul, Siti Nurhaliza, Ulla Pia, Valentina Monetta, Boz Scaggs, and Nate Dogg.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Aneela Mirza
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,287
Licia Albanese
1909 - 2014
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,288
Ted Neeley
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,289
Clara Nunes
1942 - 1983
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,290
Mississippi John Hurt
1892 - 1966
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,291
Martha Mödl
1912 - 2001
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,292
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,293
Billy Paul
1934 - 2016
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,294
Siti Nurhaliza
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,295
Ulla Pia
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 1,296
Valentina Monetta
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,297
Boz Scaggs
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,298
Nate Dogg
1969 - 2011
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,299

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ranks 485. Before him are Goyo Benito, Gunder Bengtsson, Beth Carvalho, Léon Krier, Bernard Dowiyogo, and Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. After him are Antonio Fargas, Gram Parsons, Giovanni Bramucci, Ángel Bargas, Mieke Bal, and Juan José Millás. Among people deceased in 2020, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam ranks 436. Before him are Emilio Caprile, Peter Bonetti, Inna Makarova, Tom Belsø, Nate Brooks, and Vaughan Jones. After him are Ulla Pia, Brent Scowcroft, Joan Feynman, Ernst Jean-Joseph, Laisenia Qarase, and Claire Bretécher.

Others Born in 1946

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Goyo Benito
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 479
Gunder Bengtsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 480
Beth Carvalho
SINGER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 481
Léon Krier
ARCHITECT
1946 - 2025
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 482
Bernard Dowiyogo
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2003
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 483
Michael, Prince of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 484
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 485
Antonio Fargas
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 486
Gram Parsons
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1973
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 487
Giovanni Bramucci
CYCLIST
1946 - 2019
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 488
Ángel Bargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 489
Mieke Bal
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 490
Juan José Millás
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 491