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Ayọ

1980 - Today

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Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin (; born 14 September 1980), known professionally as Ayọ (, also rendered Ayo.), is a German Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Her stage name derives from the Yoruba translation of her given name, Joy. Her debut album Joyful, released in 2006, reached Double-Platinum status in France, Platinum in Germany and Poland, and Gold status in Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. Interscope Records released the album in the United States on 20 November 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Ayọ is the 2,735th most popular singer (down from 2,480th in 2024), the 6,066th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,923rd in 2019) and the 105th most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ayọ ranks 2,735 out of 4,381. Before her are Bada, Joci Pápai, Siedah Garrett, Perrie Edwards, Winter, and Jeanette Biedermann. After her are Viktoria Tolstoy, Letta Mbulu, Andrius Mamontovas, Adelaide Hall, Levi Stubbs, and Ceza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ayọ ranks 442. Before her are Zlata Filipović, Tatsuya Endo, Bada, Andrew Barron, Jeanette Biedermann, and Nicholas D'Agosto. After her are Cabore, Brandão, Yipsi Moreno, Kristen Connolly, Tanja Poutiainen, and Michelle McCool.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ayọ ranks 6,069 out of 7,253. Before her are Katja Woywood (1971), Sascha Paeth (1970), Andreas Kappes (1965), Dagmar Lurz (1959), Jeanette Biedermann (1980), and Paul Biedermann (1986). After her are Rudi Bommer (1957), Alexander Gerst (1976), Sebastian Hoeneß (1982), Willi Wülbeck (1954), Alexander Meier (1983), and Kathrin Boron (1969).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Ayọ ranks 105. Before her are Maria Radner (1981), Oceana (1982), Michelle (1972), Guildo Horn (1963), Andrea Jürgens (1967), and Jeanette Biedermann (1980). After her are Sin With Sebastian (1971), Sido (1980), Gentleman (1975), Mark Forster (1983), Antonis Remos (1970), and Rob Thomas (1972).

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