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Şivan Perwer

1955 - Today

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Şivan Perwer (born İsmail Aygün on 23 December 1955) is a Kurdish poet, writer, musical teacher, singer. Perwer fled Turkey in 1976 due to the Kurdish nationalism and political tones of his music and lived for 37 years in continuous exile until his return to Diyarbakir on November 16, 2013. Perwer also holds several honorary doctorates in music. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Şivan Perwer is the 961st most popular singer (down from 841st in 2019), the 997th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 950th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Turkish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Şivan Perwer ranks 961 out of 4,381. Before him are Limahl, Peter Schilling, Berta Ambrož, Lena Philipsson, Kurt Moll, and Carmen McRae. After him are Jonas Kaufmann, Luiz Gonzaga, Tatevik Sazandaryan, Roy Black, Alain Bashung, and Mort Shuman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Şivan Perwer ranks 225. Before him are Efim Zelmanov, Gilbert Gottfried, Koji Tanaka, Dee Snider, Boney Kapoor, and Mamata Banerjee. After him are Melinda Culea, Paul Greengrass, Cai Qi, Joaquín Caparrós, Djamel Zidane, and Andrew Divoff.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Şivan Perwer ranks 997 out of 1,347. Before him are Okan Buruk (1973), Hulusi Behçet (1889), Critolaus (-200), Hande Erçel (1993), Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (1901), and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (1968). After him are Justin (600), İbrahim Kaypakkaya (1949), Tigran Chukhajian (1837), Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder (1100), Pancras of Taormina (1), and Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150).

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Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Şivan Perwer ranks 12. Before him are Darío Moreno (1921), Leyla Gencer (1928), Sertab Erener (1964), Cem Karaca (1945), Roza Eskenazi (1895), and Serhat (1964). After him are Hande Yener (1973), Mustafa Sandal (1970), Erkin Koray (1941), Kayahan (1949), Sibel Can (1970), and Kenan Doğulu (1974).

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