MUSICIAN

Caetano Veloso

1942 - Today

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Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈtɐ̃nu emɐnuˈɛw viˈɐ̃nɐ ˈtɛliz veˈlozu]; born 7 August 1942) is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicália, which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s, at the beginning of the Brazilian military dictatorship that took power in 1964. He has remained a constant creative influence and best-selling performing artist and composer ever since. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caetano Veloso has received more than 1,215,733 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Caetano Veloso is the 142nd most popular musician (up from 163rd in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 50th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Brazilian Musician.

Cátano Veloso is a Brazilian singer-songwriter who was born in Recife, Brazil. He is most famous for his song "Tropicalia."

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  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Caetano Veloso ranks 142 out of 3,175. Before him are Roger Glover, Arnaut Daniel, Cliff Richard, Nikki Sixx, Malcolm Young, and Maria João Pires. After him are Bill Evans, Carlos Kleiber, Ray Manzarek, Benny Goodman, Chris Slade, and Tony Iommi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Caetano Veloso ranks 59. Before him are Leo Beenhakker, Manuel Castells, Arto Paasilinna, Françoise Dorléac, Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, and Michael Bloomberg. After him are Stanley B. Prusiner, Vladimír Mečiar, Martin Seligman, Jacob Zuma, John Clauser, and Sandro Mazzola.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Caetano Veloso ranks 54 out of 2,236. Before him are Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846), Juscelino Kubitschek (1902), Arthur Friedenreich (1892), Paulo Roberto Falcão (1953), Gérson (1941), and Tostão (1947). After him are Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Astrud Gilberto (1940), Ademir de Menezes (1922), Roberto Carlos (1941), Gilberto Gil (1942), and Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Caetano Veloso ranks 3. Before him are Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), and João Gilberto (1931). After him are Gilberto Gil (1942), Chico Buarque (1944), Baden Powell (1937), Sérgio Mendes (1941), Milton Nascimento (1942), Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), and Hermeto Pascoal (1936).

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