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Ajda Pekkan

1946 - Today

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Ayşe Ajda Pekkan (Turkish pronunciation: [aʒˈda pekˈkan]; born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, in which she tried to create a strong female figure. By keeping her works updated and getting influence from Western elements, she managed to become one of Turkey's modern and enduring icons in different periods. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ajda Pekkan has received more than 556,543 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Ajda Pekkan is the 189th most popular singer (up from 273rd in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 490th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 560k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ajda Pekkan ranks 189 out of 4,381. Before her are John Denver, Zarah Leander, Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, Taylor Swift, and Umberto Tozzi. After her are Eduard Khil, Mario Lanza, Otis Redding, Bob Geldof, Courtney Love, and Kyu Sakamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ajda Pekkan ranks 98. Before her are Peter Singer, Yonatan Netanyahu, Stefania Sandrelli, Semion Mogilevich, Steve Biko, and Paul L. Modrich. After her are Jean Todt, Demetris Christofias, Robert Reich, Claudia Goldin, Kim Kyong-hui, and Pete Postlethwaite.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Ajda Pekkan ranks 336 out of 1,347. Before her are Şehzade Mahmud (1582), Ayşe Sultan (1605), Mithridates I of Pontus (-400), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Germanus I of Constantinople (634), and Charalambos (87). After her are Procopius (325), Agabus (100), John Malalas (491), Leo I, King of Armenia (1150), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), and Qara Yusuf (1357).

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Among SINGERS In Türkiye

Among singers born in Türkiye, Ajda Pekkan ranks 2. Before her are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952). After her are Sezen Aksu (1954), Bülent Ersoy (1952), Ahmet Kaya (1957), Leyla Gencer (1928), Darío Moreno (1921), Sibel Can (1970), Roza Eskenazi (1895), Sertab Erener (1964), Cem Karaca (1945), and Şivan Perwer (1955).

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