MUSICIAN

Charly García

1951 - Today

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Carlos Alberto García Moreno (born October 23, 1951), better known by his stage name Charly García, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer, considered one of the most important rock musicians Argentine and Latin American music. Named "the father of rock nacional", García is widely acclaimed for his recording work, both in his multiple groups and as a soloist, and for the complexity of his music compositions, covering genres like folk rock, progressive rock, symphonic rock, jazz, new wave, pop rock, funk rock, and synth-pop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charly García has received more than 625,024 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 26 in 2019). Charly García is the 769th most popular musician (up from 834th in 2019), the 219th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 206th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Argentinean Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Charly García ranks 769 out of 3,175. Before him are Enrique Fernández Arbós, Dave Grohl, Chrissie Hynde, Giorgio Gaber, Bob Seger, and Auguste Franchomme. After him are José José, Sam Phillips, Mika, Mick Box, Earl Hines, and Klaus Tennstedt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Charly García ranks 177. Before him are Ivars Godmanis, Christopher Cross, Slavica Đukić Dejanović, Nitish Kumar, Marcel Iureș, and Chrissie Hynde. After him are Kazumi Takada, Geir Haarde, Jacques Villeret, Emmanuel Sanon, François Bayrou, and Izhar Cohen.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Charly García ranks 219 out of 1,154. Before him are Matías Almeyda (1973), Vicente López y Planes (1785), Juan Gelman (1930), Luis Moreno Ocampo (1952), José Della Torre (1906), and Ricardo Piglia (1941). After him are Roberto Perfumo (1942), Roque Sáenz Peña (1851), René Favaloro (1923), Martín Demichelis (1980), Gabriel Heinze (1978), and Adolfo Zumelzú (1902).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Charly García ranks 6. Before him are Martha Argerich (1941), Chris de Burgh (1948), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), and Gato Barbieri (1932). After him are Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), and José Cura (1962).

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