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Mohammed Rafi
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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi is a soundtrack artist from India formed in 1924. 30 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

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30
Releases
1991–1991
Active years
1924
Formed
1980
Died

Discography

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Audiobiography cover

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Audiobiography

2013 · 15 tracks

Singles & EPs

11

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Mohammed Rafi at a glance

Born in
Kotla Sultan Singh
From
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Active since
1941
Instruments
reed organ, voice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Children listed are those with their own public record, so the list may be incomplete.

About

Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian film playback singer. He is considered as one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received four Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll.

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He recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and sang songs in many Indian languages as well as foreign languages, though primarily in Urdu and Punjabi, over which he had a strong command. He recorded as many as 7,405 songs in many languages. He sang in many Indian languages - Konkani, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Odia, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Sindhi, Kannada, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Magahi, Maithili, etc. Apart from Indian languages, he also sang songs in many foreign languages, including English, Farsi or Persian, Arabic, Sinhala, Creole and Dutch.

Mohammed Rafi in brief

How many Mohammed Rafi releases are on Riffiter?
30 releases are catalogued, spanning 1991 to 2026.
When was Mohammed Rafi formed?
Mohammed Rafi formed in 1924, in India.
What genre is Mohammed Rafi?
Mohammed Rafi is catalogued under Soundtrack.
What is the most recent Mohammed Rafi release on Riffiter?
Antim Updesh (Ravan Ka Lakshman Ko), released in 2026.

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