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Vani Jairam

1945 - 2023

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Vani Jairam (born Kalaivani; 30 November 1945 – 4 February 2023) was an Indian playback singer in Indian cinema. She is fondly referred to as the "Meera of modern India" Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She did playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 20,000 songs. In addition, she recorded thousands of devotionals and private albums and also participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vani Jairam is the 2,241st most popular singer (down from 1,897th in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from India (down from 823rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Indian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Vani Jairam ranks 2,241 out of 4,381. Before her are Annie Ross, Warren G, Yael Naim, Guy Mitchell, Paweł Kukiz, and Jimmie Davis. After her are John Waite, Sayan Sanya, Nichkhun, Sharda Sinha, Paul Shaffer, and Annie Haslam.

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Among people born in 1945, Vani Jairam ranks 637. Before her are Guillermo Páez, Fyodor Simashev, Mike Mullane, Tariq Anwar, Greil Marcus, and Wilma Mankiller. After her are Aparna Sen, Leonardo Véliz, Daniel Rudisha, Tom Ridge, Byron Beck, and Amjad Ali Khan. Among people deceased in 2023, Vani Jairam ranks 529. Before her are Razi Mousavi, Edward Ferry, Anfisa Reztsova, Benjamin Zephaniah, Heath, and José del Castillo. After her are Gary Wright, Dick Butkus, Norman Lear, Paweł Huelle, David Singmaster, and Hazel McCallion.

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In India

Among people born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 976 out of 1,861. Before her are M. Balamuralikrishna (1930), Vasundhara Raje (1953), Joseph Galibardy (1915), Boman Irani (1959), Nirmala Deshpande (1929), and Harika Dronavalli (1991). After her are Paresh Rawal (1955), Sharda Sinha (1952), Udham Singh (1928), Kapila Vatsyayan (1928), Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah (1915), and Smita Patil (1955).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Vani Jairam ranks 27. Before her are Parveen Sultana (1950), Peter Sarstedt (1941), Basanti Bisht (1953), Begum Akhtar (1914), Dipali Barthakur (1941), and Pratima Barua Pandey (1934). After her are Sharda Sinha (1952), Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi (1920), Usha Mangeshkar (1935), Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Kishori Amonkar (1932), and Mahendra Kapoor (1934).

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