# Balappa Hukkeri

> Balappa Hukkeri (1911–1992) was a singer of folk songs and Bhavageetes in Kannada language and a freedom fighter in his early years. He is mainly credited for popularizing Sugama Sangeetha in North Karnataka, just like P. Kalinga Rao who popularized the art form in South Karnataka. Several prestigious awards have been conferred to him including Sangeet Natak Academy award and "Karnataka Sangeeta Nataka Academy Award". Balappa was fondly called as ‛Saavira Haadugala Saradara’.

*Indian singer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1911
- **Died:** 1992
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 4.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ବାଲାପ୍ପା ହୁକ୍କେରୀ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AA%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BE_%E0%AC%B9%E0%AD%81%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80)
- [Balappa Hukkeri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balappa_Hukkeri)
- [ಹುಕ್ಕೇರಿ ಬಾಳಪ್ಪ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AA)
- [بلاپپا حککری](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%BE%D8%A7_%D8%AD%DA%A9%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C)
- [بلاپپا ہککیری](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%BE%D8%A7_%DB%81%DA%A9%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C)
- [பாலப்பா ஹுக்கேரி](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4850071)

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