MUSICIAN

Femi Kuti

1962 - Today

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Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. Femi Kuti began his musical career playing in his father's band, Egypt 80. In 1986, Femi started his own band, Positive Force, establishing himself as an artist independent of his father's legacy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Femi Kuti is the 2,686th most popular musician (up from 2,687th in 2024), the 6,639th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,565th in 2019) and the 429th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Femi Kuti ranks 2,686 out of 3,175. Before him are Amon Tobin, Noel Hogan, Nikolaj Koppel, Agnete Johnsen, Mike Ness, and Philippe Jordan. After him are Don Kirshner, Jon Schaffer, Ólafur Arnalds, Jody Watley, Potap, and Tom Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Femi Kuti ranks 829. Before him are Nicolas Vanier, Kim Ki-taik, Phedon Papamichael, Boris McGiver, Anelia Nuneva, and Mike Ness. After him are Joe Lara, Juan Bautista Hernández Pérez, Mark Arm, Kajsa Ernst, Ihor Podolchak, and Dean Devlin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Femi Kuti ranks 6,641 out of 8,785. Before him are Humza Yousaf (1985), Siobhan Dowd (1960), Adrian Alston (1949), Bertie Auld (1938), Thomas Sopwith (1888), and 21 Savage (1992). After him are Ray Parlour (1973), Christine Truman (1941), Peter Sillett (1933), Gary Pallister (1965), Laurie Lee (1914), and Rob Edwards (1982).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Femi Kuti ranks 429. Before him are Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Jools Holland (1958), Cecil Sharp (1859), Pete Shelley (1955), Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), and Jacob Collier (1994). After him are Tom Robinson (1950), Panjabi MC (1973), Martin Carthy (1941), Pete Willis (1960), Vernon Reid (1958), and Pete Trewavas (1959).

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