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Ajda Pekkan

1946 - Today

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Ayşe Ajda Pekkan (Turkish pronunciation: [aʒˈda pekˈkan]; born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, in which she tried to create a strong female figure. By keeping her works updated and getting influence from Western elements, she managed to become one of Turkey's modern and enduring icons in different periods. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ajda Pekkan is the 302nd most popular singer (down from 189th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 402nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ajda Pekkan ranks 302 out of 4,381Before her are Jimmy Cliff, Mario Lanza, Sezen Aksu, Ben E. King, Rashid Behbudov, and Karen Carpenter. After her are F. R. David, Mylène Farmer, Basshunter, Lara Fabian, Youssou N'Dour, and Natalia Oreiro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ajda Pekkan ranks 144Before her are Tim Johnson, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Pete Postlethwaite, François Bozizé, Vuk Drašković, and Youssef Absi. After her are Deepak Chopra, Laurent Fabius, Sawao Kato, Wim Jansen, Robert J. Shiller, and Joop Zoetemelk.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ajda Pekkan ranks 517 out of 1,347Before her are Argishti I of Urartu (-827), Sezen Aksu (1954), Eustathius of Antioch (300), Devlet Hatun (1361), Agatharchides (-208), and Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845). After her are Şah Sultan (1544), Nicholas Mystikos (852), Ivaylo of Bulgaria (1281), Prusias I of Bithynia (-300), Basil Zaharoff (1849), and Adamantios Korais (1748).

Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Ajda Pekkan ranks 4Before her are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Bülent Ersoy (1952), and Sezen Aksu (1954). After her are Ahmet Kaya (1957), Darío Moreno (1921), Leyla Gencer (1928), Sertab Erener (1964), Cem Karaca (1945), Roza Eskenazi (1895), Serhat (1964), and Şivan Perwer (1955).