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Zeki Müren

1931 - 1996

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Zeki Müren (Turkish pronunciation: [zeˈci ˈmyɾæn]; 6 December 1931 – 24 September 1996) was a Turkish singer, composer, songwriter, actor and poet. Known by the nicknames "The Sun of Art" and "Pasha", he was one of the prominent figures of Turkish classical music. Due to his contributions to the art industry, he was named a "State Artist" in 1991. He was the first singer to receive a gold certification in Turkey and throughout his career recorded and released hundreds of songs on cassettes and phonograph records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zeki Müren is the 2,404th most popular writer (down from 1,857th in 2019), the 778th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 643rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Turkish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Zeki Müren ranks 2,404 out of 7,302. Before him are Paul Adam, Kyōka Izumi, Vasily Aksyonov, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Akaki Tsereteli, and Pascal Bruckner. After him are Noël Coward, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Valery Larbaud, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Karl Gutzkow, and Gu Yanwu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Zeki Müren ranks 171. Before him are Roman Opałka, Daniel Ellsberg, Freddy Quinn, Kang Song-san, Adrianus Johannes Simonis, and Shadia. After him are Linda Nochlin, Dominic Chianese, Cristina Deutekom, Iajuddin Ahmed, Rolf Hochhuth, and Aleksei Gubarev. Among people deceased in 1996, Zeki Müren ranks 105. Before him are Károly Grósz, David Packard, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Hervé Bazin, Haing S. Ngor, and Alejandro Agustín Lanusse. After him are Leo Joseph Suenens, Shams Pahlavi, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Dondinho, Gerry Mulligan, and Margaux Hemingway.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Zeki Müren ranks 778 out of 1,347. Before him are Cleomedes (110), Ada of Caria (-400), Xenophon of Ephesus (101), Athenodorus Cananites (-100), Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha (1644), and Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1959). After him are Ivan Isakov (1894), Ahmed Nihad (1883), Simonida (1294), Nizamüddin Ahmed Pasha (1281), Antiochus Kantemir (1708), and Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet (1881).

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Among WRITERS In Türkiye

Among writers born in Türkiye, Zeki Müren ranks 70. Before him are Quadratus of Athens (100), Paul the Silentiary (520), Mkhitar Sebastatsi (1676), Constantine Manasses (1130), Phocylides (-560), and Xenophon of Ephesus (101). After him are Antiochus Kantemir (1708), Dares Phrygius (450), Cigerxwîn (1903), John VIII of Constantinople (1005), Chariton (100), and Theodore Abu Qurrah (750).

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