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Genre
carnatic vocal

Carnatic vocal music is a traditional form of Indian classical music originating from the southern region of India. It is characterized by intricate melodies, rhythmic patterns, and emotive lyrics. The genre is known for its emphasis on improvisation and the use of intricate ornamentation techniques. The singers are highly skilled in their craft, and their performances are often accompanied by instruments such as the mridangam, violin, and tambura. Carnatic vocal music has a rich history and is deeply rooted in Indian culture.


Top artists of carnatic vocal genre

Bombay Jayashri
Sudha Ragunathan
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Nithyasree Mahadevan
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
Radha Viswanathan
Soolamangalam Sisters
Priya Sisters
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carnatic vocal music timeline

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List of carnatic vocal artists

Here is a list of carnatic vocal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the carnatic vocal genre. You can find out what carnatic vocal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Bombay Jayashri
64 0 57 41 66 49 122 385447
2
Sudha Ragunathan
49 0 52 57 65 56 123 110751
3
M. S. Subbulakshmi
46 15 47 33 97 52 106 184347
4
Nithyasree Mahadevan
46 0 57 72 41 78 146 62778
5
Sirkazhi Govindarajan
44 2 50 51 92 73 118 139761
6
Radha Viswanathan
40 0 0 0 0 0 0 335
7
Soolamangalam Sisters
40 0 59 37 88 67 117 18424
8
Priya Sisters
37 0 54 48 79 81 128 79602
9
Sooryagayathri
34 0 60 51 60 59 111 17638
10
Sikkil Gurucharan
33 0 52 57 62 69 132 37593
11
M. Balamuralikrishna
33 4 52 53 88 65 116 61414
12
Bombay Sisters
32 8 52 50 88 57 134 104977
13
Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram
31 0 59 84 67 67 106 2001
14
Mambalam Sisters
30 0 62 40 67 57 114 26305
15
K. B. Sundarambal
30 18 45 37 97 64 106 68099
16
T. M. Krishna
28 0 49 66 92 86 163 49811
17
Rahul Vellal
27 0 46 44 73 49 122 9103
18
Vedavathi Prabhakar
26 0 46 63 80 58 157 6652
19
T. V. Gopalakrishnan
26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1319
20
Sanjay Subrahmanyan
24 1 47 50 87 67 148 52573
21
Ranjani-Gayatri
24 0 40 47 87 49 117 56377
22
Aruna Sairam
23 0 51 54 88 63 122 44270
23
Sulamangalam Sisters
22 0 67 74 81 86 97 41052
24
Radha Jayalakshmi
22 4 40 43 95 81 127 6104
25
Sreevalsan J. Menon
21 0 53 41 81 37 107 6166
26
Ramakrishnan Murthy
21 0 50 34 67 17 83 6301
27
S. Sowmya
21 9 50 38 91 67 124 49895
28
M. L. Vasanthakumari
20 25 59 48 86 77 106 41310
29
Vignesh Ishwar
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 661
30
Malladi Brothers
19 0 48 65 82 81 125 20965
31
Maharajapuram Santhanam
19 0 44 39 84 63 113 47952
32
Madurai Somasundaram
18 0 0 0 0 0 0 925
33
Abhishek Raghuram
15 0 64 40 87 64 132 15940
34
M. K. Sankaran Namboothiri
14 0 51 58 60 55 154 2670
35
M. S. Sheela
14 0 58 50 75 73 132 4122
36
T. N. Seshagopalan
13 9 44 49 80 58 132 16034
37
R. Vedavalli
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 8507
38
Neyveli Santhanagopalan
12 0 51 70 88 84 141 21226
39
Sandeep Narayan
12 10 63 49 76 40 122 4717
40
N. J. Nandini
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 371
41
Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 17307
42
Shobha Raju
10 0 61 37 58 39 84 672
43
Anuradha Krishnamurthy
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 883
44
Sangeetha Sivakumar
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9294
45
Gayathri Girish
9 0 52 40 38 96 198 17390
46
G. N. Balasubramaniam
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 14197
47
Visalakshi Nityanand
7 0 37 59 63 61 169 229
48
D. K. Pattammal
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 26998
49
Madurai Mani Iyer
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 22726
50
Vasudha Ravi
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
51
Hyderabad Brothers
6 0 48 53 70 76 134 23549
52
Dwaram Lakshmi
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
53
K. V. Narayanaswamy
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9676
54
D. K. Jayaraman
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9495
55
Chembai
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3899
56
M.D. Ramanathan
4 90 32 45 100 51 168 14356
57
Gayathri Venkataraghavan
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15550
58
Nedunuri Krishnamurthy
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10091
59
Rithvik Raja
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1281
60
Madurai Somu
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 599
61
Bharat Sundar
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 936
62
O. S. Thyagarajan
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2516
63
Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9493
64
Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9287
65
Vijay Siva
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5935
66
Trichur V. Ramachandran
1 0 60 50 70 58 108 373
67
T. V. Sankaranarayanan
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2945
68
Ramnad Krishnan
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005
69
Chithra Ramakrishnan
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 133
70
Voleti Venkateswarulu
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 677
71
N. C. Vasanthakokilam
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 362
72
Mani Krishnaswami
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163
73
P. S. Narayanaswamy
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1039
74
Hyderabad Sisters
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 448
75
Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam
0 0 45 56 81 74 113 785
76
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2393
77
Charumathi Ramachandran
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 463
78
Vidya Subramanian
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298
79
D. Seshachary
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2183
80
Kunnakkudi M. Balamuralikrishna
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 795
81
B. Rajam Iyer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
82
K Bharat Sundar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 726
83
R.K. Srikantan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
84
Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana
0 0 41 21 69 32 83 114
85
T. Mukta
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
86
M. M. Dhandapani Desikar
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 640
87
Sugandha Kalamegham
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 528
88
Alathur Brothers
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 520
89
T.V. Ramprasadh
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 526