1950 - 2020
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.
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Among singers, Mory Kanté ranks 393 out of 3,528. Before 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.
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 387
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 388
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 389
1968 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 390
1913 - 2011
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 391
1932 - 1998
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 392
1950 - 2020
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 393
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 394
1957 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 395
1895 - 1962
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 396
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 397
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 398
1997 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 399
Among people born in 1950, Mory Kanté ranks 96. Before 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 126. Before 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.
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 90
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 91
1950 - 1983
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 92
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 93
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 94
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 95
1950 - 2020
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 96
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 97
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 98
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 99
1950 - 1992
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 100
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 101
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 102
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 120
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 121
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 122
1921 - 2020
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 123
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 124
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 125
1950 - 2020
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 126
1922 - 2020
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 127
1933 - 2020
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 128
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 129
1931 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 130
1946 - 2020
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 131
1919 - 2020
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 132
Among people born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 6 out of 43. Before 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).
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 1
1934 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2
1922 - 1984
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 4
1830 - 1900
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 5
1950 - 2020
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 6
1923 - 1984
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 7
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 8
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 9
1922 - 1987
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 10
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 11
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 12
Among singers born in Guinea, Mory Kanté ranks 1.