Carnatic music
Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. I ...
is the classical music of South India. The following lists provide links to concert artists who have been widely recognised.
Vocalists - born before 1800
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Dharma Raja Karthika Thirunal Rama Varma, born 1724
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Tyagaraja
Thyagaraja ( Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ...
, born 1767
* Chinnaswami Dikshitar, born 1778, (Muthuswami Dikshitar's brother, sang Dikshitar Kritis)
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Irayimman Thampi
Iravivarman Thampi, better known as Irayimman Thampi (1782 October 12 - 1856 July 29), was an Indian Carnatic musician, music composer and poet from the Kingdom of Travancore. He was a vocalist in the court of Swathi Thirunal. His compositions ...
, born 1782
* Balaswami Dikshitar, born 1786 (Muthuswami Dikshitar's brother, sang Dikshitar Kritis)
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Shadkala Govinda Marar, born 1798,
Endaro Mahanubhavulu was sung by Tyagaraja after he heard Marar sing.
Vocalists - born between 1801 and 1900
Stamp of India - 1991 - Colnect 164183 - Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar - Singer and Composer.jpeg, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
Chembai 1996 stamp of India.jpg, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar
Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer.jpg, Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer
Vocalists - born between 1901 and 1925
File:Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.jpg, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
File:Madurai Mani Iyer 1948.jpg, Madurai Mani Iyer
File:M. S. Subbulakshmi (03).jpg, M. S. Subbulakshmi
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer from Madurai, Tamil Nadu. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. She ...
File:DKPattammal.jpg, D. K. Pattammal
File:LalitaVenkatram1939b.png, alt=A young South Asian woman wearing a light-colored sari, Lalita Venkatram
Vocalists - born between 1926 and 1950
File:MLVasanthakumari.jpg, M. L. Vasanthakumari
File:Pandit balamuralikrishna.jpg, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in ...
File:A still of Shri Trichur Vaidyanatha Ramachandran who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Music - Vocal by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg, Trichur V. Ramachandran
File:T. N. Sheshagopalan.jpeg, T. N. Seshagopalan
File:N. Lalitha Bhanu.jpg , N. Lalitha Bhanu
Vocalists born between 1951 and 1975
Sutha Ragunathan Perth Au 2012.JPG, Sudha Ragunathan
Sanjay Subrahmanyan.jpg, Sanjay Subrahmanyan
PrinceRamaVarma.jpg, Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Nithyasree mahadevan.jpg, Nithyasree Mahadevan
Vocalists born between 1976 and 2000
RG in Concert Nov 2011 .jpg, Ranjani-Gayatri
TM Krishna mavelikara2019.jpg, T. M. Krishna
Sikkil Gurucharan in Concert.jpg, Sikkil Gurucharan
08FR S SAKATHARAMAN 22165g.jpg, Saketharaman
Vocalists - born after 2000
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Rahul Vellal, born 2007
Other vocalists
References
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Lists of singers