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Usha Uthup

1947 - Today

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Usha Iyer Uthup (born 8 November 1947) is an Indian singer known for her deep contralto voice and her versatility across genres and languages. A prominent figure in Indian music since the 1970s, she has received a Filmfare Award, and was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2011 and the Padma Bhushan in 2024 for her contribution in the field of arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Usha Uthup is the 2,452nd most popular singer (down from 2,309th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from India (down from 957th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Usha Uthup ranks 2,452 out of 4,381Before her are Father John Misty, Aya Nakamura, Raekwon, Future, Vera Brezhneva, and John Lundvik. After her are Billy Fury, Chaeyoung, Lay Zhang, Corey Hart, Josh Groban, and Gusttavo Lima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Usha Uthup ranks 844Before her are Peter Noone, Andrew Parrott, Marit Nybakk, Chris Stringer, Jana Bellin, and Deidre Hall. After her are Mark Dayton, Simi Garewal, Bob Weir, Tamara Dobson, John Stossel, and Bernadette Devlin McAliskey.

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In India

Among people born in India, Usha Uthup ranks 1,045 out of 1,861Before her are Hira Devi Waiba (1940), Divya Bharti (1974), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Zubeida (1911), Ramanathan Krishnan (1937), and Surekha Sikri (1945). After her are Mahie Gill (1975), Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930), Simi Garewal (1947), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Chitrangada Singh (1976), and Danish Siddiqui (1983).

Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Usha Uthup ranks 35Before her are Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Kishori Amonkar (1932), Mahendra Kapoor (1934), and Hira Devi Waiba (1940). After her are Bappi Lahiri (1952), Pankaj Udhas (1951), Arijit Singh (1987), Gauhar Jaan (1873), Rashid Khan (1968), and Shaan (1972).