Tanju Okan

Turkish singer (1938–1996)
Person human Q1971716
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Tanju Okan

Summary

Tanju Okan is a human[1]. His place of birth was İzmir[2]. He was born on August 27, 1938[3]. He passed away in İzmir[4]. He died on May 23, 1996[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and recording artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in İzmir[2], Tanju Okan…
  • Tanju Okan died in İzmir[4].
  • Tanju Okan was born on August 27, 1938[3].
  • Tanju Okan died on May 23, 1996[5].
  • Tanju Okan died on May 22, 1996[9].
  • Tanju Okan held citizenship in Turkey[10].
  • Turkish was Tanju Okan's native language[11].
  • Tanju Okan worked as a singer[6].
  • Tanju Okan worked as a recording artist[7].
  • Tanju Okan's education included a stint at Balıkesir Lisesi[12].
  • Tanju Okan is recorded as male[13].
  • Tanju Okan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Tanju Okan's genre is pop music[15].
  • Tanju Okan's record label is recorded as Emre Plak[16].
  • Tanju Okan's discography is recorded as Tanju Okan discography[17].
  • The cause of death was liver cirrhosis[18].
  • Tanju Okan's family name is recorded as Okan[19].
  • Tanju Okan's given name is recorded as Tanju[20].
  • Tanju Okan's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Tanju Okan's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Tanju Okan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Turkish[23].
  • Tanju Okan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Tanju Okan'}[24].
  • Tanju Okan's start of work period is recorded as 1961[25].

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.

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: TR[27]

  • Began / founded: 1938-08-27[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1996-05-23[29]

  • Community tags: turkish[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: db66d463-28f7-45e9-a113-4da99c397eb8[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Tanju Okan was born in İzmir[2]. He was born on August 27, 1938[3]. Turkish was his native language[11].

Education

Tanju Okan was educated at Balıkesir Lisesi[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and recording artist[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 23, 1996[5] and May 22, 1996[9]. Tanju Okan passed away in İzmir[4]. The cause of death was liver cirrhosis[18].

Why It Matters

Tanju Okan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Tanju Okan born?

Tanju Okan was born in İzmir[2].

Where did Tanju Okan die?

Tanju Okan passed away in İzmir[4].

What did Tanju Okan do for work?

Tanju Okan worked as singer[6] and recording artist[7].

Where did Tanju Okan go to school?

Tanju Okan was educated at Balıkesir Lisesi[12].

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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . IMDb. 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.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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