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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Rekha Bhardwaj
Person · female · India · Delhi · born 1964 · recording since 2002
Indian singer
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Also known as Rekha Bharadwaj · リカ・バルドワジ
Timeline
3 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1▣ Album 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Ishqa-Ishqa
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography329 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1378828031
Biography
Rekha Bhardwaj is an Indian singer and live performer. She has received two Filmfare and one National Awards. In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Marathi, Punjabi and Malayalam languages.
Personal life
Bhardwaj was born in Delhi and is one of six siblings (5 sisters and a brother). She married film director, composer and playback singer Vishal Bhardwaj in 1991. She first met him in 1984 when preparing for the annual function of Hindu College in New Delhi.
Professional career
Bhardwaj was initially trained in music by her older sister at their home. She went on to receive formal training under Pandit Amarnath.
Bhardwaj's first album, Ishqa Ishqa, was released in 2002, ten years after its conception. Its success brought her recognition and helped win her the opportunity to record career-defining songs like "Namak Ishq Ka" in the 2006 film Omkara (composed by her husband Vishal Bharadwaj) followed by "Sasural Genda Phool" (a Chhattisgarhi folk song recreated by A. R. Rahman) in the 2009 film Delhi-6.
Awards and honours
2015 Nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (female) for the song "Humari atariya pe" from the 2014 film Dedh Ishqiya
2014 Nominated for Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack for the song Kabhi Ashna Kabhi Ajnabi from the 2013 Pakistani TV serial Humnasheen
2013 Mirchi Music Awards for Raag-based song of the year for "Ek Ghadi" from D-Day
2012 Co-winner of Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (female) with Usha Uthup for the song "Darling" from the 2011 film 7 Khoon Maaf
2011 National Award for the song "Badi dheere jali" from the 2010 film Ishqiya
2011 Mirchi Music Awards for Female Vocalist of The Year for "Darling" from 7 Khoon Maaf
2010 Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (female) for the song "Sasural Genda Phool" from the 2009 film Delhi-6
2009 Mirchi Music Awards for Female Vocalist of The Year for the song "Sasural Genda Phool" from Delhi-6
Other works
In addition to films, Bhardwaj has also sung for TV serials, etc.
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 | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,963,669 | 45.1th |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (5 release groups · 1 studio albums)
Albums · 1
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:51
1Tere Ishq Mein5:372Ishqa Ishqa4:513Teri Razaa6:594Roshni5:595Chingari4:276Raatr Ki Jogan5:587Rahoo Rahoo6:278Jogiya5:33
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rootha YaarSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 6:251Rootha Yaar6:25 | 12 December 2023 | ||
| 2025 | Keh Do NaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:001Keh Do Na4:00 | 2 February 2025 | ||
| 2026 | Kachaudi Gali | Coke Studio BharatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:251Kachaudi Gali | Coke Studio Bharat3:25 | 20 May 2026 | ||
| 2026 | Duniya Bole (Vaarso Season 4)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:221Duniya Bole4:22 | 4 June 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Rekha Bhardwaj head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 21 | 82.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | 10,963,669 | 45.1th |
| Release groups in DB | 5 | 78.9th |
| Studio albums | 1 | 76th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 3 | 73.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Filmfare Awards | won | |
| — | Filmfare Awards | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rekha_Bhardwaj_2010_-_still_97348_crop.jpgpopularity—kworb.net · no licence published · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://kworb.net/spotify/listeners.htmlaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/44032aa6-cffc-41b8-b898-1ec0e1ba8a27discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/44032aa6-cffc-41b8-b898-1ec0e1ba8a27core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7310608seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha_Bhardwajbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha_Bhardwaj
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Indian playback singers — rank #135
Rekha Bhardwaj | 1997–present | Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi
- Spotify monthly listeners (kworb.net) — rank #1137 · 10,963,669
Rekha Bhardwaj
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: notable long tail (listeners 10,963,669, 21 language versions)
Image: Bollywood Hungama · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q7310608 · MusicBrainz: 44032aa6-cffc-41b8-b898-1ec0e1ba8a27
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