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Raffi
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Raffi Cavoukian (, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music. In 1992, The Washington Post called him "the most popular children's singer in the English-speaking world". He developed his career as a "global troubadour" to become a music producer, author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring, an initiative focused on promoting children's rights and well-being. He has also been involved in advocacy for environmental and social causes, often ad
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 79
Top works
- Wheels on the Bus
- Kaytser; Volume 2
- Kaytser; Volume 1
- The Fool
- Raff Children's Favorites
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Film & TV
Cairo, Egypt
Known for
- Raffi on Broadway — Raffi (himself)1993
- Raffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band — Self – Lead Vocals / Guitar1988
- A Young Children's Concert with Raffi — Raffi (himself)1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1948
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 245,989
- Total plays
- 7,781,068
Tags
1) Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC (born July 8, 1948), usually known simply as Raffi, is a popular children's entertainer in Canada, the United States, and the English speaking Western world at large. Some of his best known songs are "Bananaphone," "Baby Beluga," "Down by the Bay," "Shake My Sillies Out," and "All I Really Need." Born in Cairo of Armenian parents, he spent his early years in Egypt before emigrating with his family to Toronto in 1958. Today, Raffi resides on Mayne Island near Victoria
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Key facts
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- Raffi in 2007
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- Raffi Cavoukian
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- Cairo, Egypt
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Musical artist <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.years_active
- 1970s–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Cairo
- Sibling
- Onnig Cavoukian
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian Arabic
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- A&M Records
- Official website
- raffinews.com
- Image
- RaffiSpeaking.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-07-08
- social media followers
- 100000
- pseudonym
- Raffi
- Commons category
- Raffi (singer)
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