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Esma Redžepova

1943 - 2016

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Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска, pronounced [ˈɛsma rɛˈd͡ʒɛpɔva tɛɔdɔˈsiɛfska]; 8 August 1943 – 11 December 2016) was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. She was nicknamed "the Queen of the Gypsies" per her contribution to Romani culture and music. She started to sing while she was a teenager in the 1950s, and her career spans over five decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Esma Redžepova has received more than 395,151 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Esma Redžepova is the 146th most popular singer (up from 174th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from North Macedonia (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Macedonian Singer.

Esma Redžepova is most famous for being the lead singer of the internationally acclaimed Macedonian folk music group Esma Redžepova i Orkestar Pirin. The group has been awarded many prestigious awards for their work, including the European Border Breakers Award in 2013 and the World Music Award for Best Selling Balkans Artist in 2014.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Esma Redžepova ranks 146 out of 4,381. Before her are Maria Malibran, John Lee Hooker, Bryan Ferry, Billy Joel, Astrud Gilberto, and Chris Norman. After her are Roberto Carlos, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Barbara Strozzi, Ofra Haza, Shakira, and Georges Brassens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Esma Redžepova ranks 64. Before her are Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Jean-Claude Killy, Ralph M. Steinman, Antonio Tabucchi, Masaru Emoto, and Klaus Maria Brandauer. After her are Neale Donald Walsch, Arthur B. McDonald, Mario Botta, Eduard Limonov, Lucio Dalla, and Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior. Among people deceased in 2016, Esma Redžepova ranks 45. Before her are Vera Rubin, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Věra Čáslavská, James Cronin, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and Ray Tomlinson. After her are René Angélil, George Martin, Michael Cimino, Michel Galabru, Ahmed Zewail, and Michèle Morgan.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Esma Redžepova ranks 7 out of 156. Before her are Justinian I (482), Mother Teresa (1910), Baba Vanga (1911), Justin I (450), Theodahad (480), and Kiro Gligorov (1917). After her are Nexhmije Hoxha (1921), Sigeric (370), Ljubiša Samardžić (1936), Stobaeus (401), Dragoslav Šekularac (1937), and Stevo Pendarovski (1963).

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Among SINGERS In North Macedonia

Among singers born in North Macedonia, Esma Redžepova ranks 1. After her are Kaliopi (1966), Toše Proeski (1981), Karolina Gočeva (1980), Tijana Dapčević (1976), Vlado Janevski (1960), Tamara Todevska (1985), Vasil Garvanliev (1984), Elena Risteska (1986), Vlatko Ilievski (1985), Daniel Kajmakoski (1983), and Gjoko Taneski (1977).

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