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John Koukouzelis

1280 - 1360

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John Koukouzeles Papadopoulos (Greek: Ιωάννης Κουκουζέλης Παπαδόπουλος, romanized: Ioannis Koukouzeles Papadopoulos) was a Byzantine composer, singer and reformer of Byzantine chant. He was recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church after his death. Among the most illustrious musicians of the Palaiologos dynasty, his music remains held in high esteem by Albanians, Bulgarians, Greeks, Macedonians, Romanians and Serbs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Koukouzelis is the 498th most popular composer (down from 387th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Albania (down from 27th in 2019) and the most popular Albanian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, John Koukouzelis ranks 498 out of 1,451. Before him are Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Riz Ortolani, Franz Schreker, Joachim Raff, Jehan Alain, and Ferdinando Paer. After him are James Newton Howard, Neville Marriner, Christian Sinding, Raimonds Pauls, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and George Antheil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1280, John Koukouzelis ranks 8. Before him are Pope Benedict XII, Öljaitü, Pietro Lorenzetti, Michael Shishman of Bulgaria, Birger, King of Sweden, and Blanche of Anjou. After him are Anne of Austria, Margravine of Brandenburg, Eric I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ugolino di Nerio, Wu Zhen, Stefan Vladislav II, and Mary of Avesnes. Among people deceased in 1360, John Koukouzelis ranks 3. Before him are Nicephorus Gregoras, and Joan I, Countess of Auvergne. After him are Ismail II of Granada, Ludovico I Gonzaga, Nawruz Beg, Qulpa, David IX of Georgia, and Gerhard VI of Jülich, Count of Berg and Ravensberg.

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In Albania

Among people born in Albania, John Koukouzelis ranks 33 out of 150. Before him are Gentius (-300), Rexhep Meidani (1944), Ernest Simoni (1928), Bamir Topi (1957), Shefqet Vërlaci (1877), and Naim Frashëri (1846). After him are Haxhi Lleshi (1913), Fatos Nano (1952), Marin Barleti (1450), Bujar Nishani (1966), Evangelos Zappas (1800), and Koca Davud Pasha (1401).

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Among COMPOSERS In Albania

Among composers born in Albania, John Koukouzelis ranks 1. 

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