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Carlos Vives

1961 - Today

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Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres such as Latin pop, reggaeton, dance pop and tropical music. Having sold over 20 million records worldwide, Vives is one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carlos Vives has received more than 1,347,346 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Carlos Vives is the 1,225th most popular singer (down from 1,154th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Colombian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carlos Vives ranks 1,225 out of 4,381. Before him are Barney McKenna, Roland Orzabal, Betty Curtis, Atsushi Sakurai, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and Lhasa de Sela. After him are Helmut Lotti, Izumi Sakai, V, Jacques Higelin, Eva Nansen, and Aneka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Carlos Vives ranks 220. Before him are Anna Oxa, Shane Black, Nina Li Chi, Roland Orzabal, Freddie Spencer, and Antonia San Juan. After him are Claude Puel, Oh Se-hoon, Kassim Majaliwa, Alison Moyet, Bob Dadae, and Bram Moolenaar.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Carlos Vives ranks 74 out of 356. Before him are Joaquín Mosquera (1787), Rubén Salazar Gómez (1942), Mario Yepes (1976), Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (1798), Iván Duque Márquez (1976), and Reinaldo Rueda (1957). After him are Piedad Córdoba (1955), Antanas Mockus (1952), Pedro Rubiano Sáenz (1932), Eduardo Santos (1888), José María Obando (1795), and Rafael Reyes (1849).

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Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, Carlos Vives ranks 4. Before him are Shakira (1977), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), and Juanes (1972). After him are Joe Arroyo (1955), Diomedes Díaz (1957), J Balvin (1985), Karol G (1991), Maluma (1994), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Camilo (1994), and Manuel Turizo (2000).

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