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Bernard Lavilliers

French singer

1946 - today

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Bernard Lavilliers is the 1,728th most popular singer, the 4,939th most popular biography from France and the 96th most popular French Singer.

Bernard Lavilliers is most famous for his fusion of rock reggae and world music with socially conscious lyrics that captured French audiences in the 1970s and 1980s. A surprising lesser-known fact is that he worked in factories and traveled extensively through South America and Africa before achieving fame. His lasting legacy endures through his influence on French chanson and advocacy for global humanitarian issues inspiring later musicians.

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Bernard Lavilliers's biography spans 14 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 53.75.

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Among Singers

Among singers, Bernard Lavilliers ranks 1,728 out of 5,024. Before him are Mac Miller, John Kay, Seo Taiji, Gilda, Midori, and Jürgen Marcus. After him are Conny Vandenbos, Semiha Berksoy, Amy Macdonald, Mathilde Marchesi, Duncan Laurence, and Rob de Nijs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Bernard Lavilliers ranks 657. Before him are Franz Xaver Kroetz, Aruna Irani, Igor Starygin, Robert Hue, Eduard Novák, and Terry Kath. After him are Richard Blumenthal, Dean Cundey, Michel Chossudovsky, Marcial Pina, Wiesław Rudkowski, and Shirley Ann Jackson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Lavilliers ranks 4,939 out of 7,658. Before him are Christian Dalger (1949), Jean-Paul Dubois (1950), Presnel Kimpembe (1995), Raymond Bussières (1907), Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769), and Marcellin Boule (1861). After him are Louise du Pierry (1746), Henri Louveau (1910), Henri Eberhardt (1913), Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835), Pierre Morel (1964), and Céline Sciamma (1978).

Among Singers In France

Among singers born in France, Bernard Lavilliers ranks 96. Before him are Marjorie Noël (1945), Zazie (1964), Nicole Croisille (1936), François Deguelt (1932), Marcel Mouloudji (1922), and Claudine Longet (1942). After him are Nathalie Stutzmann (1965), Imany (1979), Patrick Fiori (1969), Marc Lavoine (1962), Natalie Dessay (1965), and Maxime Le Forestier (1949).

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