Anoushka Shankar
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Anoushka Shankar is a renowned British-Indian sitar player and composer celebrated for her innovative blend of Indian classical music with global contemporary styles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anoushka Shankar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459283 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anoushka Shankar Context triple: [Ravi Shankar, child, Anoushka Shankar]
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A.
Anoushka Ajith
Anoushka Ajith is the daughter of prominent Indian Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini.
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B.
Swati Pandit
Swati Pandit is an Indian-American figure best known as the wife of former Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit.
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C.
Shubha Yagnik
Shubha Yagnik is the daughter of renowned Indian playback singer Alka Yagnik.
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D.
Y. Ravi Shankar
Y. Ravi Shankar is an Indian film producer best known as a co-founder of the prominent Telugu production company Mythri Movie Makers, which has backed several major commercial and critically acclaimed films.
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E.
Talvin Singh
Talvin Singh is a British musician, producer, and tabla player known for pioneering the fusion of Indian classical music with electronic genres such as drum and bass and Asian Underground.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anoushka Shankar Target entity description: Anoushka Shankar is a renowned British-Indian sitar player and composer celebrated for her innovative blend of Indian classical music with global contemporary styles.
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A.
Anoushka Ajith
Anoushka Ajith is the daughter of prominent Indian Tamil film actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini.
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B.
Swati Pandit
Swati Pandit is an Indian-American figure best known as the wife of former Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit.
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C.
Shubha Yagnik
Shubha Yagnik is the daughter of renowned Indian playback singer Alka Yagnik.
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D.
Y. Ravi Shankar
Y. Ravi Shankar is an Indian film producer best known as a co-founder of the prominent Telugu production company Mythri Movie Makers, which has backed several major commercial and critically acclaimed films.
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E.
Talvin Singh
Talvin Singh is a British musician, producer, and tabla player known for pioneering the fusion of Indian classical music with electronic genres such as drum and bass and Asian Underground.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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person ⓘ recording artist ⓘ sitarist ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Songlines Music Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Anoushka Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
India
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-06-09 ⓘ |
| debut | public sitar performance at age 13 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Indian ⓘ |
| father | Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Hindustani classical music
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Indian classical music ⓘ fusion music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| halfSister | Norah Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | sitar ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Anoushka Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album NERFINISHED ⓘ Grammy Award for Best World Music Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Herbie Hancock
NERFINISHED
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Karsh Kale NERFINISHED ⓘ M.I.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitin Sawhney NERFINISHED ⓘ Norah Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anoushka (album)
NERFINISHED
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Between Us... (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Land of Gold (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rise (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Traces of You (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Traveller (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Angel Records
NERFINISHED
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Deutsche Grammophon NERFINISHED ⓘ EMI Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Joe Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | blend of Indian classical music with contemporary global styles ⓘ |
| trainedBy | Ravi Shankar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anoushka Shankar Description of subject: Anoushka Shankar is a renowned British-Indian sitar player and composer celebrated for her innovative blend of Indian classical music with global contemporary styles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.