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Demet Akalın

1972 - Today

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Demet Akalın (born 23 April 1972) is a Turkish singer and former model. Due to the popular songs she has released since the middle of the 2000s, she has become one of the most recognizable names of Turkish pop music. Akalın, who was born in Gölcük, Kocaeli, initially decided to pursue a career in modeling and started working as a model for Neşe Erberk's agency. She also acted in a number of motion picture films and television series in the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Demet Akalın is the 2,380th most popular singer (down from 2,303rd in 2024), the 1,298th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,310th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Turkish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Demet Akalın ranks 2,380 out of 4,381Before her are Chalermpol Malakham, Hindi Zahra, Axelle Red, Billy Boy Arnold, Alsou, and Ken Hirai. After her are Lee Donghae, Cleo Laine, Ini Kamoze, Warrel Dane, Edwyn Collins, and Ernest Tubb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Demet Akalın ranks 489Before her are Catherine Siachoque, DJ Lethal, Jerome Damon, Pedro Contreras, Hamza Abdi Barre, and Ken Hirai. After her are Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Jesper Kyd, Lluís Carreras, Carlos Ponce, Michael Hester, and Sandrine Holt.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Demet Akalın ranks 1,298 out of 1,347Before her are Ersun Yanal (1961), Bennu Yıldırımlar (1969), Mehmet Şimşek (1967), Pervin Buldan (1967), Ertuğrul Sağlam (1969), and Burak Deniz (1991). After her are Yusuf Yazıcı (1997), Turgut Aykaç (1958), Süleyman Soylu (1969), Seçkin Özdemir (1981), Dilan Yeşilgöz (1977), and Fatih Tekke (1977).

Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Demet Akalın ranks 26Before her are Candan Erçetin (1963), Mahsun Kırmızıgül (1969), Ebru Gündeş (1974), Yıldız Tilbe (1966), Nilüfer (1955), and Ayşegül Aldinç (1957). After her are Emrah (1971), Kâzım Koyuncu (1971), Semiha Yankı (1958), Güler Duman (1967), Ceza (1976), and Teoman (1967).