Wendo Kolosoy

Congolese singer, musician and boxer (1925–2008)
Person human Q279778
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Summary

Wendo Kolosoy was born on April 25, 1925[1], in Mushie[2]. He died on July 28, 2008[3], in Kinshasa[4]. He worked as a singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], guitarist[7], boxer[8], and musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Democratic Republic of the Congo[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Genre: soukous[13]
  • Sport: boxing[14]
  • Instrument: guitar[15]
  • Start of work period: 1943[16]

Why It Matters

Wendo Kolosoy has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

Where was Wendo Kolosoy born?

Wendo Kolosoy's place of birth was Mushie[2].

Where did Wendo Kolosoy die?

Wendo Kolosoy passed away in Kinshasa[4].

What did Wendo Kolosoy do for work?

Wendo Kolosoy worked as a singer[5], singer-songwriter[6], guitarist[7], boxer[8], and musician[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fi', 'fr', 'ln', 'pl', 'sw']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist +2
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  3. 22w ago · Rettinghaus · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist +2
    Citizenship → —
    Shazam artist id → 172811767
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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