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Also known as Rojda Şenses

Rojda (born Kadriye Şenses in 1978, also known as Rojda Şenses) is a contemporary Kurdish singer.

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1978
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The Kurdish singer Rojda was born in 1978, in the village Tutun near the town Qûrtalanê in the region of Sêrt (Western Kurdistan). She went to Istanbul to study after primary school. In 1991, she started to study music with the band Koma Gulen Xerzan (Koma Gulên Xerzan) which belongs to her brother. This band starts to work with MKM (Mesopotamia Culture Center) after 1993. In 1994 as a band they finished their first record Koma Xerzan - "Şehîd Jibîr Nabin” (Unforgetables). <a href="https://www.

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Musical artist.name
Rojda
Musical artist.background
solo_singer
Musical artist.image
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Musical artist.landscape
yes
Musical artist.birth_name
Kadriye Şenses
Musical artist.alias
Rojda ŞensesRojda AykoçKadriye Şenses
Musical artist.birth_place
Tütün, Kurtalan, Siirt, Turkey
Musical artist.occupation
Singer

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Official website
rojda.biz/EN/index.asp
Image
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date of birth
1978-01-01
Commons category
Rojda Şenses
pseudonym
Rojda Şenses
birth name
Kadriye Aykoç
social media followers
494000
name in native language
Rojda Aykoç
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  • Biography
  • Name change
  • 2010 arrest
  • Album discography
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Rojda (born Kadriye Şenses in 1978, also known as Rojda Şenses) is a contemporary Kurdish singer.

==Biography== She was born in the village of Tütün, in the Kurtalan district of Siirt province, Turkey. After finishing primary school, she moved to Istanbul in 1991 and began working and singing in local music bands along with her brother Çiya. From 1991 she began working with the group Koma Gulên Xerzan, and from 1993 with Navenda Çanda Mezopotamya (Mesopotamia Cultural Center). In 1997 she worked with an 11-woman group Koma Asmîn. Her first solo album was Sebra Min, released in 2006. In her music, she has been influenced by several famous Kurdish singers, including Karapetê Xaço, Meyremxan, Ayşe Şan and Merzîye Rezazî. She has held many concerts in the UK, Germany, Italy, and Austria.

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