SINGER

Alain Bashung

1947 - 2009

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Alain Bashung (born Alain Claude Baschung, French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ klod baʃuŋ]; 1 December 1947 – 14 March 2009) was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s with hit songs such as "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", and later had a string of hit records from the 1990s onward, such as "Osez Joséphine", "Ma petite entreprise" and "La nuit je mens". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain Bashung has received more than 325,507 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alain Bashung is the 895th most popular singer (up from 911th in 2019), the 3,656th most popular biography from France (down from 3,613th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular French Singer.

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  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alain Bashung ranks 895 out of 4,381. Before him are Richard Carpenter, Alexander Bard, Chip Taylor, Julie d'Aubigny, Serhat, and Kirsti Sparboe. After him are Kićo Slabinac, Randy Meisner, Neneh Cherry, Theo Adam, Damo Suzuki, and Hande Yener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Alain Bashung ranks 348. Before him are Leszek Balcerowicz, John Bruton, Egberto Gismonti, Omar Larrosa, George Lam, and Sammy Hagar. After him are Nobuo Kawakami, Tiit Vähi, Sylvia Nasar, Daishiro Yoshimura, Kim Campbell, and Franco Trappoli. Among people deceased in 2009, Alain Bashung ranks 172. Before him are Zequinha, František Veselý, Chuck Daly, Dan O'Bannon, Juvenal Amarijo, and Gayatri Devi. After him are Adolf Merckle, Karen Harup, Fritz Darges, Grigore Vieru, Betsy Blair, and Dom DeLuise.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain Bashung ranks 3,656 out of 6,770. Before him are Daniel Duval (1944), Adolphe Niel (1802), Michel Garicoïts (1797), William Gallas (1977), Nicole Courcel (1931), and Louis Lumière (1864). After him are Frédéric Diefenthal (1968), Geoffrey I of Provence (1013), Napoléon Henri Reber (1807), Gérard Larcher (1949), Guillaume Musso (1974), and Claude Dauphin (1903).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Alain Bashung ranks 62. Before him are François Delsarte (1811), Patachou (1918), Julien Clerc (1947), Alain Barrière (1935), Gérard Lenorman (1945), and Julie d'Aubigny (1670). After him are Fréhel (1891), Michèle Arnaud (1919), Célestine Galli-Marié (1840), Daniel Balavoine (1952), Wolfgang Windgassen (1914), and Michèle Torr (1947).

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