1928 - 2008
Ayşe Leyla Gencer (Turkish pronunciation: [lejˈla ɟenˈdʒeɾ], née Çeyrekgil; 10 October 1928 – 10 May 2008) was a Turkish operatic soprano. Gencer was a notable bel canto soprano who spent most of her career in Italy, from the early 1950s through the mid-1980s, and had a repertoire encompassing more than seventy roles. She made very few commercial recordings; however, numerous bootleg recordings of her performances exist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leyla Gencer has received more than 141,162 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Leyla Gencer is the 509th most popular singer (down from 436th in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 654th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Singer.
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Among singers, Leyla Gencer ranks 509 out of 3,528. Before her are Jennifer Rush, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Natalie Cole, Maria Farantouri, Anita Mui, and Al Martino. After her are Lidia Ruslanova, Patti Page, Jean Ferrat, Michel Sardou, John Lydon, and Sharon den Adel.
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 503
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 504
1950 - 2015
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 505
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 506
1963 - 2003
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 507
1927 - 2009
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 508
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 509
1900 - 1973
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 510
1927 - 2013
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 511
1930 - 2010
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 512
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 513
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 514
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 515
Among people born in 1928, Leyla Gencer ranks 184. Before her are Sid Watkins, Victor Stănculescu, Paul Elvstrøm, Veljko Bulajić, Eddie Fisher, and Nicolas Roeg. After her are Alan Sillitoe, Bella Darvi, Jack Tramiel, Nora Nova, Ernest Simoni, and Ciriaco De Mita. Among people deceased in 2008, Leyla Gencer ranks 101. Before her are Kon Ichikawa, David Ausubel, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, John Phillip Law, Dee Dee Warwick, and Ove Andersson. After her are Mate Parlov, Marie Smith Jones, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Fred Sinowatz, Eva Dahlbeck, and Baba Amte.
1928 - 2012
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 178
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 179
1928 - 2016
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 180
1928 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 181
1928 - 2010
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 182
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 183
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 184
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 185
1928 - 1971
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 186
1928 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 187
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 188
1928 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 189
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 190
1915 - 2008
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 95
1918 - 2008
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 96
1910 - 2008
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 97
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 98
1942 - 2008
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 99
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 100
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 101
1948 - 2008
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 102
1918 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 103
1923 - 2008
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 104
1929 - 2008
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 105
1920 - 2008
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 106
1914 - 2008
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 107
Among people born in Turkey, Leyla Gencer ranks 723 out of 1,301. Before her are Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), Mithridates II of Pontus (-300), Modestus of Jerusalem (537), Crantor (-400), Constantine Manasses (1130), and Antimachus (-400). After her are Tevfik Esenç (1904), Ada of Caria (-400), Domitius Alexander (300), Lefter Küçükandonyadis (1924), Nuri Bilge Ceylan (1959), and Andronikos III of Trebizond (1310).
120 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 717
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 718
537 - 634
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 719
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 720
1130 - 1187
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 721
400 BC - 348 BC
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 722
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 723
1904 - 1992
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 724
400 BC - 326 BC
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 725
300 - 309
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 726
1924 - 2012
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 727
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 728
1310 - 1332
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 729
Among singers born in Turkey, Leyla Gencer ranks 7. Before her are İbrahim Tatlıses (1952), Sezen Aksu (1954), Ajda Pekkan (1946), Bülent Ersoy (1952), Ahmet Kaya (1957), and Darío Moreno (1921). After her are Roza Eskenazi (1895), Sertab Erener (1964), Hande Yener (1973), Şivan Perwer (1955), Serhat (1964), and Mustafa Sandal (1970).
1952 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 2
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 3
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 4
1957 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 5
1921 - 1968
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 6
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 7
1895 - 1980
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 8
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 9
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 10
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 11
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 12
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 13