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Allah Jilai Bai
Person · female · India · Bikaner · born 1902 · died 1992
Indian singer (1902-1992)
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1† Death 1
1900s
1990s
Biography
English biography157 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1350758577
Biography
Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 – 3 November 1992) was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.
Early life
Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj. At one time she sang in the court of Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner.
She was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra.
Awards and recognition
In 1982, the Indian Government awarded her the Padma Shri in Arts field, one of the highest civilian awards. She was also given the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1988 for Folk Music, and was posthumously awarded the Rajasthan Ratna in 2012.
Songs
Perhaps her best-known piece is "Kesariya Balam". Her most known songs include:
"Kallali"
"Kesariya Balam"
"Bai Sara Beera"
"Moomal"
"Kurja"
"Chhappar Purana"
"Aaj to Naina Ro Lobhi"
"Aayo Aayo Sanina Ro Sath"
"Poojan Dyo Gangaur"
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Allah Jilai Bai head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 16 | 74.5th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Padma Shri | won | |
| — | Padma Shri in arts | won | |
| — | Rajasthan Ratna award | won | |
| — | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · GODL-India · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Allah_Jilai_Bai_2003_stamp_of_India.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4730300seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Baibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allah_Jilai_Bai
Why this artist is in the database
- List of folk musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: India Post, Government of India · GODL-India · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q4730300 · MusicBrainz: —
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