Iconic singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya is the only Indian to be included in Bloomberg’s ranking of the world’s most influential pop stars. The list, published on Thursday, features some of the biggest names in the music world, including Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and Post Malone, among others. Beyonce has topped the list. Among renowned musicians from across the world, India is represented by the one and only Himesh Reshammiya. The singer-musician, who has been giving his viewers multiple hits throughout his three-decade-long career, is now part of the elite Pop Power List.
Bloomberg published the list on Thursday, which featured a ranking of the world’s most influential pop stars. While Beyonce topped the list in sequential order, Himesh Reshammiya was in the 22nd rank. Other names on the list included J-Hope, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga, Katseye, and Shakira.
The report added, “Approximately 120,000 people applied to participate in the resulting, globe-spanning experiment. Throughout the process, fans joined in. Using Hybe’s audience app Weverse, they cast votes on who should survive the fierce elimination process.”\
Himesh took to his Instagram Stories to repost congratulatory messages from fans and industry friends on achieving this massive feat.
In July, Himesh Reshammiya performed in Delhi for thousands of fans. The crowd joined in as he sang iconic songs like Tera Suroor, Jhalak Dikhla Ja, Hookah Bar, Aashiqui Mein Teri, and more. Singers Pragati Nagpal, Arjun Tanwar and Maahi also performed along with him to some of his hit numbers.
On the work front, Himesh Reshammiya was last seen in Badass Ravi Kumar. The spin-off to The Xpose was filmed in Oman and India. The film also stars Prabhu Deva, Kirti Kulhari, Simona J, Saurabh Sachdeva, Sanjay Mishra, and Johnny Lever apart from Himesh. (Agencies)
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