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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 368,778 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Esma Redžepova is the 174th most popular singer (up from 176th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from North Macedonia (up from 9th 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

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Esma Redžepova ranks 174 out of 3,528. Before her are Ben E. King, Charles Trenet, Beniamino Gigli, İbrahim Tatlıses, Barbara Strozzi, and Chris Rea. After her are Manu Chao, Sofia Rotaru, Falco, David Coverdale, Anna German, and Ofra Haza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Esma Redžepova ranks 67. Before her are Antonio Tabucchi, Joni Mitchell, Jerry Bruckheimer, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, John Denver, and Eduard Limonov. After her are Vint Cerf, Pervez Musharraf, Bernard Tapie, Arthur Ashe, Jean-Louis Tauran, and Ulay. Among people deceased in 2016, Esma Redžepova ranks 60. Before her are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Michèle Morgan, Jacques Rivette, Harry Kroto, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Viktor Korchnoi. After her are Patricio Aylwin, Vesna Vulović, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Sonia Rykiel, Ahmed Zewail, and Toots Thielemans.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Esma Redžepova ranks 8 out of 136. Before her are Mother Teresa (1910), Baba Vanga (1911), Justin I (450), Theodahad (480), Kiro Gligorov (1917), and Nexhmije Hoxha (1921). After her are Ljubiša Samardžić (1936), Lazar Koliševski (1914), Stevo Pendarovski (1963), Dragoslav Šekularac (1937), Konstantin Tih (1240), and Stobaeus (401).

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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), Tijana Dapčević (1976), Karolina Gočeva (1980), Tamara Todevska (1985), Vlado Janevski (1960), Elena Risteska (1986), Gjoko Taneski (1977), Vasil Garvanliev (1984), Vlatko Ilievski (1985), and Daniel Kajmakoski (1983).

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