Carnatic music artists
28 published Carnatic music artists, led by A. R. Rahman, Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam.
At a glance
28 published Carnatic music artists; 85 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists14 tier 1 · 4 tier 2 · 10 tier 3
- 28
- Release groups
- 1,000
- Studio albums
- 155
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 85
- Timeline events
- 294
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 387M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 26.9 years
- Full biographies
- 22
- Biography words
- 62,435
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (7 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1980s | 3 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 7 |
| 2010s | 5 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Carnatic music artists. India leads with 23.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Carnatic music. The most shared is Indian film music, with 17 artists in both.
Covers from Carnatic music
85 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Raunaq
A. R. Rahman · 2014
Connections
A. R. Rahman · 2011
Rhythm
A. R. Rahman · 2000
Vande Mātaram
A. R. Rahman · 1997
Set Me Free
A. R. Rahman · 1991
Krishnavataram - Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam)
Shreya Ghoshal · 2026
Laila Majnu
Shreya Ghoshal · 2018
Mukhor Porag
Shreya Ghoshal · 2015
Humnasheen
Shreya Ghoshal · 2014
Mon Kamoner Station
Shreya Ghoshal · 2012
Ei Aakash Tomari
Shreya Ghoshal · 2001
Ekti Katha
Shreya Ghoshal · 1999
Leaders
A. R. Rahman has the most release groups (399); Mohammed Rafi the longest career (60 years); A. R. Rahman the most awards (268).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| A. R. Rahman | 399 |
| Devi Sri Prasad | 133 |
| Anirudh Ravichander | 128 |
| Shreya Ghoshal | 63 |
| Sonu Nigam | 49 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Rafi | 60 |
| Kavita Krishnamurthy | 45 |
| Hariharan | 41 |
| Shaan | 38 |
| A. R. Rahman | 36 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| A. R. Rahman | 268 |
| Mohammed Rafi | 22 |
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 14 |
| Shaan | 14 |
| Shreya Ghoshal | 8 |
Most famous Carnatic music artists
A. R. Rahman
India · Person · born 1966
pop music, pop rock, dance music, electronic music, soft rock, electronic dance music, classical music, folk-pop, world music, Carnatic music, Indian classical music, experimental music
46.7M listeners · 66 wikis
Shreya Ghoshal
India · Person · born 1984
pop music, pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal
56.2M listeners · 59 wikis
Sonu Nigam
India · Person · born 1973
pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music
27.5M listeners · 42 wikis
Shankar Mahadevan
India · Person · born 1967
jazz, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop
31.6M listeners · 28 wikis
Mohammed Rafi
British Raj · Person · born 1924
Indian film music, Carnatic music, qawwali, ghazal, Indian classical music, bhajan, Thumri
9M listeners · 54 wikis
Shruti Haasan
India · Person · born 1986
pop rock, alternative rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music
8.5M listeners · 54 wikis
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
India · Person · born 1946
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music
19.5M listeners · 34 wikis
Kavita Krishnamurthy
India · Person · born 1958
jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop, Indian folk music
14.8M listeners · 32 wikis
Anirudh Ravichander
India · Person · born 1990
dance-pop, jazz fusion, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, folktronica
25.9M listeners · 19 wikis
Chinmayi Sripada
India · Person · born 1984
folk-pop, Carnatic music, Indian pop
25.6M listeners · 17 wikis
K. S. Chithra
India · Person · born 1963
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, Indian pop
16.5M listeners · 26 wikis
Sadhana Sargam
India · Person · born 1974
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, Indian folk music
16M listeners · 22 wikis
More Carnatic music artists
Showing 1–16 of 16 artists
Hariharan
India · Person · born 1955
Indian film music, Carnatic music, ghazal, Indian classical music
17.3M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 1
Shaan
India · Person · born 1972
pop rock, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Hindustani classical music, qawwali, ghazal, bhajan
15.1M listeners · 20 wikis · Tier 1
Devi Sri Prasad
India · Person · born 1982
folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music
17.8M listeners · 12 wikis · Tier 1
Sid Sriram
India · Person · born 1990
rhythm and blues, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop
17.2M listeners · 9 wikis · Tier 1
S. Janaki
British Raj · Person · born 1938
Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian folk music
9.5M listeners · 19 wikis · Tier 3
Haricharan
India · Person · born 1987
folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop
12.2M listeners · 6 wikis · Tier 1
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar
India · Person · born 1974
contemporary R&B, pop rock, adult contemporary music, folk-pop, Indian film music, Carnatic music, Indian pop
46 wikis · Tier 2
Tyagaraja
Person · born 1767
Carnatic music
31 wikis · Tier 2
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Person · born 1775
Carnatic music
25 wikis · Tier 3
Tallapaka Annamacharya
Person · born 1408
Carnatic music
14 wikis · Tier 3
Mahathi
India · Person · born 1985
Carnatic music
10 wikis · Tier 3
P. Unni Krishnan
India · Person · born 1965
Carnatic music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Nithyasree Mahadevan
India · Person · born 1973
Carnatic music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Megha
India · Person · born 1987
Carnatic music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Vandana Srinivasan
India · Person · born 1988
Carnatic music
7 wikis · Tier 3
Charulatha Mani
India · Person · born 1981
Carnatic music
4 wikis · Tier 3