MUSICIAN

K'naan

1978 - Today

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Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 16 April 1978) (Somali: Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: كَينَان عَبدِ وَرسَمَ Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama), better known by his stage name K'naan (), is a Somali-Canadian rapper, singer and filmmaker. He rose to fame after releasing the single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides hip hop, K'naan's sound is influenced by elements of Somali music and world music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of K'naan has received more than 1,424,536 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. K'naan is the 2,534th most popular musician (down from 2,272nd in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Somali Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, K'naan ranks 2,534 out of 3,175. Before him are Bill Davis, Bill Dixon, Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu, Jack Antonoff, Madeleine Peyroux, and Al Pitrelli. After him are Şebnem Ferah, Jeff Waters, Calum Scott, Martin Carthy, Björn Gelotte, and Robert Wells.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, K'naan ranks 428. Before him are Mikael Nilsson, Franziska Giffey, Filip Daems, Andrejs Rubins, Deniz Gamze Ergüven, and Sandro Schwarz. After him are Ian Anthony Dale, Pilar López de Ayala, Erik Edman, Noah Ngeny, Javier Calleja, and Anna Sharyhina.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 40 out of 58. Before him are Barkhad Abdi (1985), Edna Adan Ismail (1937), Hassan Abshir Farah (1945), Abdirizak Haji Hussein (1924), Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), and Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958). After him are Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Abdi Bile (1962), Ilhan Omar (1982), Abdiweli Gaas (1967), Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (1958), and Aden Madobe (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In Somalia

Among musicians born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 1. 

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    K'naan

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 46.41

    Rank: 1

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