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Soraya

1969 - 2006

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Soraya (Persian: ثریا) is a feminine Arabic and Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, Thurayyā or Suraya (Arabic: ثُرَيَّا). The name, also spelled Zoraya, is used in Spain and throughout the Spanish-speaking world with an origin in Al-Andalus. One historical example is Isabel de Solís, one of the final princesses of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada who converted to Islam and took the name Soraya or Zoraya. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Soraya is the 2,183rd most popular singer (down from 2,068th in 2024), the 11,967th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,073rd in 2019) and the 606th most popular American Singer.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Soraya ranks 2,183 out of 4,381. Before her are C. J. Ramone, Harry Chapin, Tommy Steele, Macklemore, Sigrid, and Johnnie Ray. After her are R. L. Burnside, Cássia Eller, Fermín IV, Candi Staton, Gary Cherone, and Juice Newton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Soraya ranks 480. Before her are MC Solaar, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Sergei Fedorov, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Anies Baswedan, and Brett Favre. After her are David Trueba, Katrin Krabbe, Francesco Antonioli, Katerina Maleeva, Susanna Mälkki, and Chuck Liddell. Among people deceased in 2006, Soraya ranks 371. Before her are Bernie Geoffrion, Surinder Kaur, Kasey Rogers, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Mihály Fülöp, and Lamar Hunt. After her are Geir Ivarsøy, Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, Jack Wild, Val Guest, and Gernot Jurtin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Soraya ranks 11,969 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Cushing (1895), Blair Underwood (1964), Johnnie Ray (1927), John C. Stennis (1901), Kim Turner (1961), and Catherine Coleman (1960). After her are Marcella Detroit (1952), R. L. Burnside (1926), John Smith (1965), Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Robert Toombs (1810), and Chris Christie (1962).

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Among Singers In United States

Among singers born in United States, Soraya ranks 606. Before her are Bobbie Gentry (1942), Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906), C. J. Ramone (1965), Harry Chapin (1942), Macklemore (1983), and Johnnie Ray (1927). After her are R. L. Burnside (1926), Candi Staton (1940), Gary Cherone (1961), Juice Newton (1952), Rockwell (1964), and Trick-Trick (1973).

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