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Viguen

1929 - 2003

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Vigen Derderian (Persian: ویگن دردریان, Vigen Derderyân; Armenian: Վիգէն Տէրտէրեան, Vigēn Tērtērian; 23 November 1929 – 26 October 2003) was an Iranian pop music singer and actor. He was known "King of Iranian pop" and the "Sultan of Jazz." He was an Iranian Armenian by ethnicity and sang in both Persian and Armenian. During the golden age of Persian pop (the early 1970s) until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, many Iranian performers and celebrities—among them Delkash, Pouran, and Elaheh—yearned to be associated with him. He moved to the United States in 1971 and lived the rest of his life there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Viguen is the 1,546th most popular musician (down from 1,146th in 2024), the 401st most popular biography from Iran (down from 362nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Viguen ranks 1,546 out of 3,175. Before him are Duane Eddy, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Steve Miller, David Hungate, Ontronik Khachaturian, and Memphis Slim. After him are Bernard Edwards, Travis Barker, Joe Jackson, Ryo Kawasaki, Henry Padovani, and Kenny Barron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Viguen ranks 402. Before him are Arthur Barnard, Mario Francesco Pompedda, Paule Desjardins, György Gurics, Remco Campert, and Willy Kernen. After him are Mario Ghella, Bert Stern, Mark Rydell, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. Among people deceased in 2003, Viguen ranks 263. Before him are Hedy Schlunegger, Donald Nicol, Pierre Graber, Bruno Heim, Sydney Lassick, and Anita Borg. After him are Jim Siedow, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, Sven Fahlman, Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak, Little Eva, and Adam Osborne.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Viguen ranks 403 out of 631. Before him are Saeed Jalili (1965), Hassan Ali Mansur (1923), Emam-Ali Habibi (1931), Guity Novin (1944), Navid Negahban (1968), Andranik Eskandarian (1951), Zia ol Din Tabatabaee (1888), and Nasser Hejazi (1949). After him are Abol-Fath Khan Zand (1755), Mahmoud Dowlatabadi (1940), Ali Abbasi (1981), and Amir Hatami (null).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iran

Among musicians born in Iran, Viguen ranks 2. Before him are Safi al-Din al-Urmawi (1216). After him are Kayhan Kalhor (1963), Hossein Alizadeh (1951), Shahin Najafi (1980), and Salim Ghazi Saeedi (1981).

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