SINGER

Cheb Hasni

1968 - 1994

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Cheb Hasni (Arabic: الشاب حسني), born Hasni Chakroun (Arabic: حسني شقرون), (1 February 1968 – 29 September 1994), was an Algerian raï singer. Regarded as "The King of Sentimental Music","le rossignol du raï", his contribution to music made him one of the most celebrated Algerian artist of the late 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheb Hasni has received more than 257,802 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Cheb Hasni is the 1,432nd most popular singer (up from 1,618th in 2019), the 130th most popular biography from Algeria (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Algerian Singer.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Cheb Hasni ranks 1,432 out of 4,381. Before him are Eagle-Eye Cherry, Carl Douglas, Christina Milian, Lee Seung-gi, Andra Day, and Peter Murphy. After him are Phil Mogg, Den Harrow, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Jimmy Makulis, Toshi, and Jim Kerr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Cheb Hasni ranks 220. Before him are Yevgeny Shevchuk, Pete Docter, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Shawn Levy, Carlos Latuff, and Ken Akamatsu. After him are Nadia Calviño, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Oleh Tyahnybok, Vlado Šola, Slaviša Jokanović, and Anto Drobnjak. Among people deceased in 1994, Cheb Hasni ranks 259. Before him are Hans Jakob, Lilly Scholz, Jan Dobraczyński, Charlotte Auerbach, Marcel Mouloudji, and Norberto Menéndez. After him are Medea Japaridze, Ljubomir Lovrić, Jerry Rubin, Alberto Natusch, Ion Lăpușneanu, and Vicente Enrique y Tarancón.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Cheb Hasni ranks 130 out of 213. Before him are Abdelmalek Benhabyles (1921), Françoise Dürr (1942), Smail Hamdani (1930), Noureddine Morceli (1970), Ali Bencheikh (1955), and Jean Amrouche (1906). After him are Salah Assad (1958), Anne Alvaro (1951), Tahar Djaout (1954), Christian Lopez (1953), Georges Lamia (1933), and Hassiba Boulmerka (1968).

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Among SINGERS In Algeria

Among singers born in Algeria, Cheb Hasni ranks 5. Before him are Idir (1949), Cheb Mami (1966), Biyouna (1952), and Lounès Matoub (1956). After him are Souad Massi (1972), Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).

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