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. He launched the Kurdish Radio Station in 1939 in

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Childhood

At the age of six, Ali's father died therefore many responsibilities fell on his shoulder like supporting his family and at the same time to finish his studies.

Career

During his half a century career, according to relatives and close friends, he sang more than 1000 songs, but not all of them have been recorded due to a lack of recording equipment in his early days. Ali merdan was the inspirational artist and inspired the golden generation of Kurdish Singers such as Muhamad Salih Dilan,

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Death

On July 24, 1981, Ali Merdan died at the age of 77.

References

Xozga - Ali Merdan

World Music - Ali Merdan

The Voice of a Genius
Iraqi Kurdish people Kurdish-language singers 1904 births 1981 deaths People from Kirkuk 20th-century Iraqi male singers {{Iraq-singer-stub

Childhood

Career

Death

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