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Sezen Aksu

1954 - Today

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Sezen Aksu (Turkish pronunciation: [seˈzen ˈaksu]; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. She is one of the most successful Turkish singers, having sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and "Minik Serçe" ("Little Sparrow"). Aksu's influence on Turkish pop and world music has continued since her debut in 1975, and has been reinforced by her patronage of and collaboration with many other musicians, including Yonca Evcimik, Sertab Erener, Şebnem Ferah, Aşkın Nur Yengi, Hande Yener, Yıldız Tilbe, Işın Karaca, Seden Gürel, Harun Kolçak and Levent Yüksel. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sezen Aksu is the 298th most popular singer (down from 267th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 475th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sezen Aksu ranks 298 out of 4,381. Before her are "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peng Liyuan, André Claveau, Travis Scott, Jimmy Cliff, and Mario Lanza. After her are Ben E. King, Rashid Behbudov, Karen Carpenter, Ajda Pekkan, F. R. David, and Mylène Farmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sezen Aksu ranks 66. Before her are Shuji Nakamura, Rene Russo, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Bernard Hinault, Phil Taylor, and Tony Todd. After her are Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Dudikoff, Yanni, Michael Moore, Abdul Rashid Dostum, and Uli Stielike.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Sezen Aksu ranks 512 out of 1,347. Before her are Parrhasius (-500), Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem (1145), Yılmaz Güney (1937), Artabazos II (-400), Nicomedes I of Bithynia (-300), and Argishti I of Urartu (-827). After her are Eustathius of Antioch (300), Devlet Hatun (1361), Agatharchides (-208), Ahmet Tevfik Pasha (1845), Ajda Pekkan (1946), and Şah Sultan (1544).

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Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Sezen Aksu ranks 3. Before her are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), and Bülent Ersoy (1952). After her are Ajda Pekkan (1946), Ahmet Kaya (1957), Darío Moreno (1921), Leyla Gencer (1928), Sertab Erener (1964), Cem Karaca (1945), Roza Eskenazi (1895), Serhat (1964), and Şivan Perwer (1955).

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