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Amália Rodrigues

1920 - 1999

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Amália da Piedade Rebordão Rodrigues GCSE, GCIH (23 July 1920 – 6 October 1999), better known as Amália Rodrigues (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈmaliɐ ʁuˈðɾiɣɨʃ]) or popularly as Amália, was a Portuguese fadista (fado singer).She was known as the 'Rainha do Fado' ("Queen of Fado") and was instrumental in popularising fado worldwide and travelled internationally throughout her career. Amália remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in history. She advocated the restoration of the monarchy in Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amália Rodrigues has received more than 504,717 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Amália Rodrigues is the 62nd most popular singer (up from 77th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 33rd 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.

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  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Amália Rodrigues ranks 62 out of 3,528Before her are Jennifer Lopez, Kurt Cobain, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, and Carlos Gardel. After her are Rod Stewart, Salvatore Adamo, Víctor Jara, The Notorious B.I.G., Ian Gillan, and Klaus Meine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Amália Rodrigues ranks 19Before her are Paul Celan, Charlie Parker, Éric Rohmer, Melina Mercouri, Gianni Rodari, and Zecharia Sitchin. After her are Juan Antonio Samaranch, Traudl Junge, Montgomery Clift, Boris Vian, Owen Chamberlain, and Richard von Weizsäcker. Among people deceased in 1999, Amália Rodrigues ranks 10Before her are Hussein of Jordan, Hassan II of Morocco, Mario Puzo, Joaquín Rodrigo, Pete Conrad, and Gertrude B. Elion. After her are Yehudi Menuhin, Raisa Gorbacheva, Wilt Chamberlain, Robert Bresson, Wassily Leontief, and Georgios Papadopoulos.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Amália Rodrigues ranks 28 out of 555Before her are António Egas Moniz (1874), Afonso de Albuquerque (1453), John I of Portugal (1358), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), and Manuel II of Portugal (1889). After her are John IV of Portugal (1604), John V of Portugal (1689), Peter I of Portugal (1320), Carlos I of Portugal (1863), Maria I of Portugal (1734), and John VI of Portugal (1767).

Among SINGERS In Portugal

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