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Alpha Blondy

1953 - Today

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Seydou Koné (French pronunciation: [sedu kɔne]; born January 1, 1953, in Dimbokro), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language Dyula, French and English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic, Hebrew, or Jamaican Patois. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alpha Blondy is the 377th most popular singer (down from 332nd in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Côte d'Ivoire and the most popular Ivorian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alpha Blondy ranks 377 out of 4,381. Before him are Barbara, Coolio, Rod Evans, Anggun, Paul Di'Anno, and Linda Ronstadt. After him are Marc Bolan, Pinetop Perkins, Kyu Sakamoto, Gal Costa, Isabella Colbran, and Dan Reynolds.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Alpha Blondy ranks 96. Before him are Alan Moore, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Loalwa Braz, Wim Eijk, Sergio Castellitto, and Ivo Sanader. After him are Joan Lin, Hussein Arnous, Bobby Joe Long, James Remar, Sergei Ivanov, and Kate Capshaw.

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In Côte d'Ivoire

Among people born in Côte d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy ranks 6 out of 140. Before him are Alassane Ouattara (1942), Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905), Laurent Gbagbo (1945), Didier Drogba (1978), and Jean-Pierre Kutwa (1945). After him are Yaya Touré (1983), Henri Konan Bédié (1934), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Robert Guéï (1941), Bernard Agré (1926), and Ahmadou Kourouma (1927).

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Among SINGERS In Côte d'Ivoire

Among singers born in Côte d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy ranks 1. After him are Tiken Jah Fakoly (1968), and Fatoumata Diawara (1982).

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