SINGER

Birgit Brüel

1927 - 1996

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Birgit Brüel (6 October 1927 – 23 February 1996) was a Danish singer and actress who participated in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest. Brüel's professional career began in 1950 when she joined the Max Brüel Quartet as a jazz singer, and began training at the Danish Royal drama school. She married Brüel in 1951 and gave birth to twin daughters the following year (she also had one daughter from her first marriage, which had ended in divorce in 1949). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Birgit Brüel has received more than 24,951 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Birgit Brüel is the 1,570th most popular singer (down from 1,256th in 2019), the 544th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 457th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Danish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Birgit Brüel ranks 1,570 out of 4,381. Before her are Kelly Chen, Andy, Mac Miller, Natalie Dessay, Frederica von Stade, and Solomon Linda. After her are Kendrick Lamar, Jelena Rozga, Lauri Ylönen, Alexandra Stan, Candice Night, and Zeca Pagodinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Birgit Brüel ranks 366. Before her are Gerard Cieślik, Anne McLaren, Peter Mark Richman, Roberto Bussinello, Mehdi Hassan, and Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi. After her are Yrjö Hietanen, Henry Spira, Lorenza Mazzetti, José Azcona del Hoyo, Emil Pažický, and Dell Hymes. Among people deceased in 1996, Birgit Brüel ranks 274. Before her are McLean Stevenson, Gilda, Guy Madison, Gizella Farkas, Emilio Zapico, and Anton Moravčík. After her are Gilles Grangier, Christine Pascal, Garrett Birkhoff, Alberto Pellegrino, Károly Kárpáti, and Léon-Étienne Duval.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Birgit Brüel ranks 544 out of 1,032. Before her are Pilou Asbæk (1982), Margrete Auken (1945), Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939), Johannes Schmidt (1877), Ritt Bjerregaard (1941), and Hans Scherfig (1905). After her are Nina Bang (1866), Niels Helveg Petersen (1939), Martin Jørgensen (1975), Kurt Helmudt (1943), Christen Dalsgaard (1824), and Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871).

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Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, Birgit Brüel ranks 14. Before her are Ulla Pia (1945), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Tommy Seebach (1949), Dario Campeotto (1939), Katy Bødtger (1932), and Ellen Winther (1933). After her are Birthe Kjær (1948), Emmelie de Forest (1993), Whigfield (1970), Agnes Obel (1980), Flemming Jørgensen (1947), and MØ (1988).

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