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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 and singer. He rose to prominence with the success of his 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 1,309,630 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). K'naan is the 2,281st most popular musician (down from 2,062nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Somalia (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Somali Musician.

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  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, K'naan ranks 2,281 out of 2,662Before him are Jon Carin, Jónsi, Hughie Thomasson, David Lovering, Lisa Batiashvili, and Till Brönner. After him are Naushad, Joey Baron, Guthrie Govan, Naomi Munakata, Evelyn Glennie, and Show Lo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, K'naan ranks 355Before him are Mini Andén, Alireza Faghani, Céline Bara, Andriy Vorobey, David Krumholtz, and Josie Maran. After him are Teddy Park, Mohammed Bouyeri, An Yong-hak, Simone Barone, Mark Jansen, and Camille.

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In Somalia

Among people born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 31 out of 50Before him are Mo Farah (1983), Dahir Riyale Kahin (1952), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Omar Sharmarke (1960), Mohamed Hussein Roble (1963), and Faiza Jama Mohamed (1958). After him are Ali Khalif Galaydh (1941), Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952), Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Barkhad Abdi (1985), Hawa Abdi (1947), and Aden Madobe (1956).

Among MUSICIANS In Somalia

Among musicians born in Somalia, K'naan ranks 1

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