SINGER

Amália Rodrigues

1920 - 1999

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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), known as simply Amália Rodrigues (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaliɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]) or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fado singer (fadista). Dubbed Rainha do Fado ("Queen of Fado"), she was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amália Rodrigues has received more than 551,497 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Amália Rodrigues is the 72nd most popular singer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 28th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Singer.

Amália Rodrigues was a Portuguese singer who became famous in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most famous for her interpretations of fado music.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Amália Rodrigues ranks 72 out of 4,381. Before her are Rod Stewart, Florence Foster Jenkins, Sarah Vaughan, Carlos Gardel, Billie Holiday, and Prince. After her are Ian Gillan, Bonnie Tyler, The Notorious B.I.G., Fairuz, Morrissey, and Diana Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Amália Rodrigues ranks 17. Before her are Paul Celan, Mario Puzo, Owen Chamberlain, Melina Mercouri, Gianni Rodari, and Frank Herbert. After her are Boris Vian, Traudl Junge, Éric Rohmer, Richard von Weizsäcker, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Charlie Parker. Among people deceased in 1999, Amália Rodrigues ranks 10. Before her are Franjo Tuđman, Pete Conrad, Hussein of Jordan, Mario Puzo, Gertrude B. Elion, and Joaquín Rodrigo. After her are Wilt Chamberlain, Yehudi Menuhin, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Wassily Leontief, Georgios Papadopoulos, and Willi Stoph.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Amália Rodrigues ranks 29 out of 633. Before her are Manuel II of Portugal (1889), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), John IV of Portugal (1604), John VI of Portugal (1767), and Joseph I of Portugal (1714). After her are Peter I of Portugal (1320), John II of Portugal (1455), Carlos I of Portugal (1863), Fernando Santos (1954), Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948), and Maria I of Portugal (1734).

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Among SINGERS In Portugal

Among singers born in Portugal, Amália Rodrigues ranks 1. After her are Carmen Miranda (1909), Zeca Afonso (1929), Maria Severa Onofriana (1820), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Mísia (1955), Dulce Pontes (1969), Lio (1962), Salvador Sobral (1989), Simone de Oliveira (1938), Sara Tavares (1978), and Paulo de Carvalho (1947).

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