Kayahan

Turkish singer (1949–2015)
Person human Q1347777
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Kayahan

Summary

Kayahan is a human[1]. His place of birth was İzmir[2]. He was born on March 29, 1949[3]. He passed away in Istanbul[4]. He died on April 3, 2015[5]. He worked as a singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kayahan was born in İzmir[2].
  • Kayahan passed away in Istanbul[4].
  • Kayahan was born on March 29, 1949[3].
  • Kayahan died on April 3, 2015[5].
  • Burial took place at Kanlıca Cemetery[10].
  • Kayahan held citizenship in Turkey[11].
  • Kayahan's professions included singer[6].
  • Kayahan's professions included singer-songwriter[7].
  • Kayahan's professions included record producer[8].
  • Kayahan's religion is recorded as Islam[12].
  • Kayahan is recorded as male[13].
  • Kayahan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Kayahan's genre is pop music[15].
  • Kayahan's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[16].
  • Kayahan's Commons category is recorded as Kayahan Açar[17].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[18].
  • Kayahan's family name is recorded as Açar[19].
  • Kayahan's given name is recorded as Kayahan[20].
  • Kayahan's official website is recorded as http://www.kayahan.info[21].
  • Kayahan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Kayahan's instrument is recorded as guitar[23].
  • Kayahan's instrument is recorded as voice[24].
  • Kayahan's participant in is recorded as Eurovision Song Contest 1990[25].
  • Kayahan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[26].
  • Kayahan's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Kayahan Açar'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: TR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1949-03-29[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-04-03[31]

  • Community tags: turkish[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b409514e-0a3a-4948-8a95-20a0fef03a51[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Kayahan was born in İzmir[2]. He was born on March 29, 1949[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

Personal Life

Kayahan's religion is recorded as Islam[12].

Death and Burial

Kayahan died on April 3, 2015[5]. He passed away in Istanbul[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[18]. Burial took place at Kanlıca Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Kayahan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Kayahan born?

Kayahan was born in İzmir[2].

Where did Kayahan die?

Kayahan passed away in Istanbul[4].

What did Kayahan do for work?

Kayahan worked as singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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