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Esma Redžepova

1943 - 2016

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Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска, pronounced [ˈɛsma rɛˈd͡ʒɛpɔva tɛɔdɔˈsiɛfska]; 8 August 1943 – 11 December 2016) was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. She was nicknamed "the Queen of the Gypsies" per her contribution to Romani culture and music. She started to sing while she was a teenager in the 1950s, and her career spans over five decades. Her musical success was closely linked to her marriage with Stevo Teodosievski, who was a composer, arranger and director of a musical ensemble Ansambl Teodosievski. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Esma Redžepova is the 155th most popular singer (down from 146th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from North Macedonia and the most popular Macedonian Singer.

Esma Redžepova is most famous for being the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed Macedonian folk music group Esma Redžepova i Orkestar Pirin. The group has been awarded many prestigious awards for their work, including the European Border Breakers Award in 2013 and the World Music Award for Best Selling Balkans Artist in 2014.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Esma Redžepova ranks 155 out of 4,381. Before her are Little Richard, Chester Bennington, Thomas Anders, Carmen Miranda, Suzi Quatro, and Enya. After her are Kris Kristofferson, Bryan Ferry, Georges Brassens, Tori Amos, Gloria Estefan, and Maria Malibran.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Esma Redžepova ranks 63. Before her are Hanna Schygulla, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Pervez Musharraf, Peter Zumthor, Mario Botta, and Leonardo Sandri. After her are Andreas Baader, Arthur B. McDonald, Masaru Emoto, Terrence Malick, Finn E. Kydland, and Sam Shepard. Among people deceased in 2016, Esma Redžepova ranks 50. Before her are Frano Selak, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Reinhard Selten, and Bernardo Provenzano. After her are Viktor Korchnoi, Gene Wilder, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Michael Cimino, Yasuo Takamori, and Vesna Vulović.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Esma Redžepova ranks 7 out of 156. Before her are Mother Teresa (1910), Justinian I (482), Baba Vanga (1911), Justin I (450), Theodahad (480), and Kiro Gligorov (1917). After her are Nexhmije Hoxha (1921), Sigeric (370), Stobaeus (401), Agron (null), Dragoslav Šekularac (1937), and Konstantin Tih (1240).

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Among SINGERS In North Macedonia

Among singers born in North Macedonia, Esma Redžepova ranks 1. After her are Kaliopi (1966), Toše Proeski (1981), Karolina Gočeva (1980), Tijana Dapčević (1976), Vlado Janevski (1960), Tamara Todevska (1985), Vlatko Ilievski (1985), Elena Risteska (1986), Daniel Kajmakoski (1983), Vasil Garvanliev (1984), and Gjoko Taneski (1977).

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