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Arif Mardin

1932 - 2006

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Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, as producer, arranger, studio manager, and vice president, before moving to EMI and serving as vice president and general manager of Manhattan Records. Mardin worked with artists including the Rascals, Queen, Melissa Manchester, John Prine, the Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Michael Crawford, Chaka Khan, Howard Jones, Laura Nyro, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Phil Collins, Daniel Rodriguez, and Norah Jones. Mardin was awarded 12 Grammy Awards and has 18 nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arif Mardin is the 1,248th most popular musician (down from 991st in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 999th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Turkish Musician.

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Among musicians, Arif Mardin ranks 1,248 out of 3,175. Before her are Donald Byrd, Shura Cherkassky, Michael Sembello, Joey Kramer, Greg K., and Louis Jordan. After her are Norah Jones, Hugh Masekela, Mieczysław Horszowski, Yoshiki, Richard Marx, and Daryl Hall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Arif Mardin ranks 312. Before her are István Kausz, Geoff Bent, Donald Byrd, Edward Hardwicke, Maria Itkina, and Lodewijk van den Berg. After her are Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Angelo Vanzin, Guðbergur Bergsson, Chiquito de la Calzada, Francisco Umbral, and Otis Davis. Among people deceased in 2006, Arif Mardin ranks 233. Before her are Tihomir Ognjanov, Ole Madsen, Imrich Stacho, Maxi Herber, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Miroslav Brozović. After her are Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Ivar Formo, Elizabeth Allen, Leon Niemczyk, Lou Rawls, and Pjetër Arbnori.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Arif Mardin ranks 1,073 out of 1,347. Before her are Afife Jale (1902), Zabel Sibil Asadour (1863), Anna of Trebizond, Queen of Georgia (1357), Alexander of Abonoteichus (105), Arda Güler (2005), and Ayşe Sultan (1887). After her are Kazım Ayvaz (1938), Charles Gérard (1922), Aristeidis Moraitinis (1806), Kadir Topbaş (1945), Refik Saydam (1881), and Adalet Ağaoğlu (1929).

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Among MUSICIANS In Türkiye

Among musicians born in Türkiye, Arif Mardin ranks 9. Before her are Barış Manço (1943), İdil Biret (1941), Ayla Erduran (1934), Orhan Gencebay (1944), Âşık Veysel (1894), and Selda Bağcan (1948). After her are Fazıl Say (1970), Arto Tunçboyacıyan (1957), Şehrazat (1952), Şebnem Ferah (1972), and Burak Yeter (1982).

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