Across India: SP. Balasubramanium (Best top 10 singers of India all time.
Current lot 1. Udit Narayan 2. Sonu Nigam 3. Kavita Krishnamurthy 4. Alka Yagnik/ Sukwinder 4. Kailask Kher 5. Shreya Ghosal
However even today lata and asha voice are unmatched. Give them any songs its too hard to believe that 70 year olds are singing.
The early singers were great not cause they belonged to an era but the fact that they were trained in classical music, had immense voice clarity, understanding & knowledge of music. And could sing any song under any given conditions.
Despite we having some good singers today - its the yester year songs which we remember more (mayb nt the whole song). However songs are not just about the singers but the music director and the lyrics - the complete package.
Perhaps the older generation had more innocence and honesty which is why their compositions were more beautiful and masterpieces.
Kumar Sanu doesnt even come in the league of today. Awards doesnt mean a singer/actor is good. Its more to do with popularity.
RE:classics
by Rajiv Duggal on Aug 18, 2007 07:57 PM
Are you deaf? Have you heard Lata & Asha`s Voices In the 60`s & 70`s? Compare that with their voices now. They sound Horrible!But idiots who have no musical ears equate their fame with their current ability & wont let them retire in peace. There are brilliant singers around today.Udit,Sonu,Shreya,Kailash,etc are excellent. Abhijeet is excellent,though he hasnt received his due.
RE:RE:classics
by Rajiv Duggal on Aug 18, 2007 07:59 PM
Shaan& KK are fabulous too.Shaan literally is the guy whose smile you can "see" when you listen to the song
Kumar Sanu literally dominated the 90's with his melodious voice and with lots of emotional impacts in his songs. He is the only singer in Indian film musical fraternity who had won the Filmfare Award as best male playback singer 5 times in a row. No other singer has this record.
1990 for Aashiqui 1991 for Saajan 1992 for Deewana 1993 for Baazigar 1994 for 1942 A Love Story
This is enough to prove his capability. There is no singer in the present era who can come even near to this record.
RE:Kumar Sanu
by Anand Varshney on Aug 18, 2007 07:41 PM
I am totally Agree with you ..if Shaan have single song in a movie that will be HIT .. Shaan is also one of the Best Singer i have seen...
RE:RE:Kumar Sanu
by saras on Aug 18, 2007 07:34 PM
there were many accusations made on him that he is buying filmfare awards (which is not surprising)and because of this he said that he wont accept filmfare again
getting award for songs like Payalia ho ho indicates the poor state of filmfare and raise questions on the unbias judgement
sanu is a better singer if not in the league of legends, rafi,kishore, but he is definetely a better singer. films like ashiqui,saajan,phir teri kahani.. and many more. I dont know what happened to him. After nadeem shravan, no one is able to utlize his talent, he has given 100's of hits. I am still a fan.
RE:sanu
by krishnan js on Aug 18, 2007 06:11 PM
I find he does not have variety.He has got a repititive stale voice.People like shankar mahadevan,sonu nigam, SP balasubramaniam etc can improvise their voice to sound like the hero.
RE:sanu
by ramen das on Aug 19, 2007 10:18 AM
I dunno how did he become such a hit...he was completely nasal & irritating....BTW nadim shravan themselves sucked big time.... 80's & early 90's were the worst times for bollywood music...now it is much better
Sonu is best At Present. But legends are always be remembered - Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey, Mohd. Rafi, MUkesh Chandra, Kishore Kumar, YeshuDas, SP Balasub,Lata Mangesh, Geeta Dutt.
Why media always hype about ugly looking useless Imraan Hashmi. The Murder become popular because of Sexy Look of Mallika Sherawat & other films also just because of some sexy scenes. Emraan Hashmi is not at all even a average actor also. Neither he is a ordinary actor nor having good looking personality. Hence, requesting medias, please don't hype the things just becasue of some bribed money or to satisfy perticular group of people.
Dear Editor, I don't understand why you people are allowing people to comment on a article.
See the way people(infact some assholes- sorry for using harsh language on those morons)commenting. some scribe on religion/race, some attacks personally and some barks at rediff.
He has Ego & attitude problem since very begning of his career. some time back he said that he is uncopmparable bcz u can't compare mukesh, rafi, Kishore & Lata, by that way he was installing himself in that league.
I think Udit Narayan alongwith Sonu Nigam is the best singer in this era.
RE:Ego & Attitude Problem
by manish ambasta on Aug 19, 2007 12:13 PM
Hi
i am big fan of sanu and he is not comparable with any legend because he is a legend. I don't like voice which suit the female. for example udit and sonu
RE:Updated list ......
by mitras on Aug 18, 2007 06:03 PM
to me - mohd rafi, kishore kumar, mukesh, sp, yeshudas, manna de, hemanta, lata and asha belongs to a different era and level.
We will be doing justice if we even try to compare them with each other or compare the current group with them.
Among the current singers in the hindi film industry (i dare say that) - udit narayan, sonu nigam, shreya and alka yaknik definitely score over others in terms of talent and popularity.
There will always be a sunidhi (a asha clone) or a babul (a kishore clone). Some singers like shaan will give a hit once in a year or so - but at least for the next 5 years the four mentioned above will more or less rule the country - unless there is a another meteriotic rise of someone like shreya.
RE:Updated list ......
by Suresh Kumar on Aug 18, 2007 04:55 PM
sorry OOPS, It can never happen..a man with 40k songs and still working as a fresher...how can you replace him with sonu nigam...who can only sing sad songs...
RE:Updated list ......
by srini H on Aug 18, 2007 04:59 PM
Kumar Sorry to say this but the Songs sung by SPB are of very poor lyrics. non of his songs off late are worth remembering, Sonu's songs are always super hits. SPB is a legend I agree, but he is history
RE:RE:RE:RE:Updated list ......
by Hansum Hunk on Aug 18, 2007 07:19 PM
There are around 2000 spoken languages in India maan...SP sung in hindi too...Unmatchable,flawless talent...will be etched in our memory forever..Thnq SPB.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Updated list ......
by Hansum Hunk on Aug 18, 2007 07:19 PM
There are around 2000 spoken languages in India maan...SP sung in hindi too...Unmatchable,flawless talent...will be etched in our memory forever..Thnq SPB.
RE:Updated list ......
by OOPS on Aug 18, 2007 05:02 PM
Kapil.... Md Rafi and KK are no more lets not consider them at all. Even Lata didi should stop singing for TEENS. Voice dose not match.
RE:Updated list ......
by nikhil on Aug 18, 2007 10:53 PM
yesudas has won a national award for hindi among his 7 national awards...none matches his voice. KAPIL YOU ARE BIASED!
RE:Updated list ......
by mitras on Aug 18, 2007 06:03 PM
to me - mohd rafi, kishore kumar, mukesh, sp, yeshudas, manna de, hemanta, lata and asha belongs to a different era and level.
We will be doing justice if we even try to compare them with each other or compare the current group with them.
Among the current singers in the hindi film industry (i dare say that) - udit narayan, sonu nigam, shreya and alka yaknik definitely score over others in terms of talent and popularity.
There will always be a sunidhi (a asha clone) or a babul (a kishore clone). Some singers like shaan will give a hit once in a year or so - but at least for the next 5 years the four mentioned above will more or less rule the country - unless there is a another meteriotic rise of someone like shreya.
