# Arun Thapa

_Nepalese singer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Arun Thapa Magar was a Nepali singer and songwriter. In 2003, according to an international poll conducted by BBC, more than half-a million people from 165 countries voted his composition Reetu haruma timi hariyali basant , his most famous romantic song, as the seventh in the world's top 10 most popular songs of all time.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1952 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kolkata ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P19))
- **Died:** 22 July 1999 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P570))
- **Place of death:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P27))
- **Occupation:** singer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145#P106))

## Questions

**When was Arun Thapa born?**  
Arun Thapa was born on 1952 in Kolkata.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Arun Thapa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arun_Thapa) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): अरुण थापा](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4802145](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4802145) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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## Cite this page

"Arun Thapa". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/arun-thapa. Retrieved 3 November 2026.