MUMBAI: According to a research conducted by Nokia Ovi Music, Britain tops the country to download maximum Bollywood music abroad where A R Rahman is the mst downloaded Indian artiste
Bollywood tracks are a hit amongst listeners in Britain, where over one in four tracks downloaded from Nokia’s Ovi Music Store is a Bollywood song.
Following Britain which was declared the top country, is Singapore at the second spot. Together they account for nearly a third (31 per cent) of all Indian music downloads outside India. While Finland and Germany occupy the third and fourth slots respectively, Australian music fans account for a fifth of the global total.
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The UAE, South Africa, Switzerland, Mexico and Russia round off the top 10 respectively.
Among Indian artists, Oscar-award winning music composer A.R. Rahman leads the way as the world’s most downloaded Indian artist. Playback singer Sonu Niigaam came second followed by JoJo, Himesh Reshammiya and Shaan. Udit Narayan, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Salim-Sulaiman follow the trail in the order.
The research was conducted by Nokia Ovi Music based on the number of downloaded songs across 35 countries via Ovi Music until mid-March 2010.
