SINGER
Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
Chavela Vargas
María Isabel Anita Carmen de Jesús "Chavela" Vargas Lizano (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃaˈβela ˈβaɾɣas]; 17 April 1919 – 5 August 2012) was a Costa Rican-born Mexican singer. She was especially known for her rendition of Mexican rancheras, but she is also recognized for her contribution to other genres of popular Latin American music. She was an influential interpreter in the Americas and Europe, muse to figures such as Pedro Almodóvar, hailed for her haunting performances, and called "la voz áspera de la ternura", 'the rough voice of tenderness'. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chavela Vargas has received more than 820,878 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Chavela Vargas is the 201st most popular singer (down from 184th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Costa Rica and the most popular Costa Rican Singer.
Chavela Vargas is a famous Mexican singer who is most famous for her songs about love, death, and the Mexican Revolution.
Memorability Metrics
820k
Page Views (PV)
60.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
3.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Chavela Vargases by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Chavela Vargas ranks 201 out of 3,528. Before her are Drake, Udo Jürgens, Sam Cooke, Mariska Veres, Lara Fabian, and Mario Del Monaco. After her are Giuseppe Di Stefano, Cass Elliot, Kyu Sakamoto, Lola Flores, Kenny Rogers, and Tom Morello.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Drake
1986 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 195
Udo Jürgens
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 196
Sam Cooke
1931 - 1964
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 197
Mariska Veres
1947 - 2006
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 198
Lara Fabian
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 199
Mario Del Monaco
1915 - 1982
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 200
Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 201
Giuseppe Di Stefano
1921 - 2008
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 202
Cass Elliot
1941 - 1974
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 203
Kyu Sakamoto
1941 - 1985
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 204
Lola Flores
1923 - 1995
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 205
Kenny Rogers
1938 - 2020
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 206
Tom Morello
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 207
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Chavela Vargas ranks 45. Before her are Jackie Robinson, Hermine Braunsteiner, Pete Seeger, Oleg Penkovsky, Iris Murdoch, and César Manrique. After her are James Lovelock, Georges Duby, Lauri Törni, Martin Balsam, Art Blakey, and William Lipscomb. Among people deceased in 2012, Chavela Vargas ranks 51. Before her are Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, E. Donnall Thomas, Rodney King, Lucio Dalla, Erland Josephson, and Chadli Bendjedid. After her are F. Sherwood Rowland, Hebe Camargo, Carl Woese, Harry Harrison, William Standish Knowles, and Ben Gazzara.
Others Born in 1919
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Jackie Robinson
1919 - 1972
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 39
Hermine Braunsteiner
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 40
Pete Seeger
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 41
Oleg Penkovsky
1919 - 1963
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 42
Iris Murdoch
1919 - 1999
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 43
César Manrique
1919 - 1992
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 44
Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 45
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 46
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 47
Lauri Törni
1919 - 1965
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 48
Martin Balsam
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 49
Art Blakey
1919 - 1990
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 50
William Lipscomb
1919 - 2011
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 51
Others Deceased in 2012
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Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
1918 - 2012
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 45
E. Donnall Thomas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 46
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
Lucio Dalla
1943 - 2012
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 48
Erland Josephson
1923 - 2012
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 49
Chadli Bendjedid
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 50
Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 51
F. Sherwood Rowland
1927 - 2012
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 52
Hebe Camargo
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 53
Carl Woese
1928 - 2012
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 54
Harry Harrison
1925 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 55
William Standish Knowles
1917 - 2012
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 56
Ben Gazzara
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 57
In Costa Rica
Among people born in Costa Rica, Chavela Vargas ranks 2 out of 104. Before her are Óscar Arias (1940). After her are José Figueres Ferrer (1906), Keylor Navas (1986), Laura Chinchilla (1959), Abel Pacheco (1933), Franklin Chang Díaz (1950), Luis Guillermo Solís (1958), Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1940), José María Figueres (1954), Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900), and Adolfo Díaz (1875).
Others born in Costa Rica
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Óscar Arias
1940 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 1
Chavela Vargas
1919 - 2012
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 2
José Figueres Ferrer
1906 - 1990
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 3
Keylor Navas
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 4
Laura Chinchilla
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 5
Abel Pacheco
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 6
Franklin Chang Díaz
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 7
Luis Guillermo Solís
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 8
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 9
José María Figueres
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 10
Teodoro Picado Michalski
1900 - 1960
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 11
Adolfo Díaz
1875 - 1964
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 12
Among SINGERS In Costa Rica
Among singers born in Costa Rica, Chavela Vargas ranks 1.
