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Mory Kanté

1950 - 2020

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Mory Kanté (29 March 1950 – 22 May 2020) was a Guinean vocalist and player of the kora harp. He was best known internationally for his 1987 hit song "Yé ké yé ké", which reached number-one in Belgium, Finland, the Netherlands, and Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mory Kanté has received more than 296,300 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Mory Kanté is the 393rd most popular singer (down from 245th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Guinea and the most popular Guinean Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mory Kanté ranks 393 out of 3,528Before him are Frankie Valli, Mariya Takeuchi, Cecilia Bartoli, Lisa Marie Presley, Pinetop Perkins, and Carl Perkins. After him are Neda Ukraden, Ahmet Kaya, Kirsten Flagstad, Lepa Brena, Zeynab Khanlarova, and Rosé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Mory Kanté ranks 96Before him are Jean-Marc Ayrault, Robert B. Laughlin, Karen Carpenter, Mithun Chakraborty, Joe Perry, and Ernesto Samper. After him are Neda Ukraden, Roger Hodgson, Barbara Sukowa, Camarón de la Isla, Ken Kutaragi, and David Duke. Among people deceased in 2020, Mory Kanté ranks 126Before him are Jean Kennedy Smith, Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, Daniel arap Moi, Shin Kyuk-ho, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and Gene Deitch. After him are Dana Zátopková, Otto Barić, Ben Cross, Pascal Lissouba, Peter Sutcliffe, and Margaret Burbidge.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 6 out of 43Before him are Alpha Condé (1938), Lansana Conté (1934), Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922), Robert Sarah (1945), and Samori Ture (1830). After him are Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Solomana Kante (1922), Cellou Dalein Diallo (1952), and Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (1954).

Among SINGERS In Guinea

Among singers born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 1