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Surinder Kaur

1929 - 2006

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Surinder Kaur (25 November 1929 – 14 June 2006) was an Indian singer and songwriter. While she mainly sang Punjabi folk songs, where she is credited for pioneering and popularising the genre, Kaur also recorded songs as a playback singer for Hindi films between 1948 and 1952. For her contributions to Punjabi music, she earned the sobriquet Nightingale of Punjab, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1984, and the Padma Shri in 2006. In a career spanning nearly six decades, her repertoire included Punjabi Sufi Kafis of Bulleh Shah and verses by contemporary poets like Nand Lal Noorpuri, Amrita Pritam, Mohan Singh and Shiv Kumar Batalvi giving memorable songs like, "Maavan 'te dheean", "Jutti kasuri", "Madhaniyan", "Ehna akhiyan 'ch pavan kiven kajra', 'Ghaman di raat' and "Bajre da sitta". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Surinder Kaur is the 2,090th most popular singer (up from 2,585th in 2019), the 125th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 141st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Surinder Kaur ranks 2,090 out of 4,381. Before her are Loona, Ani Choying Drolma, Melody, Eddy Arnold, Lisa Ekdahl, and Assala Nasri. After her are Ja Rule, Tamara Gachechiladze, Ann Lee, Karolina Gočeva, Aaron Carter, and Lindita.

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Among people born in 1929, Surinder Kaur ranks 507. Before her are Red Amick, Vanja Blomberg, Basri Dirimlili, Paolo Ferrari, LaVern Baker, and Amanda Blake. After her are Jaime Gómez, Charles Manring, Vivien Merchant, Joseph Mascolo, Ann Robinson, and Lyubov Kozyreva. Among people deceased in 2006, Surinder Kaur ranks 366. Before her are Atanas Mihaylov, Comandanta Ramona, Edward Albert, Mervyn Wood, Óscar González, and Bernie Geoffrion. After her are Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Mihály Fülöp, Lamar Hunt, Soraya, and Geir Ivarsøy.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Surinder Kaur ranks 125 out of 217. Before her are Sadhana Shivdasani (1941), Abdul Hamid (1927), Asma Barlas (1950), Fawad Khan (1981), Khusrau Mirza (1587), and Rab Butler (1902). After her are Kamini Kaushal (1927), Mulk Raj Anand (1905), Khushwant Singh (1915), Balakh Sher Mazari (1928), Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958).

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Among SINGERS In Pakistan

Among singers born in Pakistan, Surinder Kaur ranks 3. Before her are Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948), and Ghulam Ali (1940). After her are Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1902), Hadiqa Kiani (1972), Shamshad Begum (1919), Abida Parveen (1954), Nazia Hassan (1965), Atif Aslam (1983), Amjad Sabri (1970), and Ghazala Javed (1988).

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