SINGER

Chiquito de la Calzada

1932 - 2017

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Gregorio Esteban Sánchez Fernández (28 May 1932, Málaga – 11 November 2017, Málaga), known as Chiquito de la Calzada, was a Spanish flamenco singer and actor, although he rose to fame as a stand-up comedian. Chiquito de la Calzada became very popular in Spanish TV shows (especially Genio y figura) during the mid-nineties due to his unique style, strongly based on a surreal and histrionic approach to jokes and language, and constant gesticulation and movement while telling his jokes, placing his hands on his waist as if he had lower backache. Some of his characteristic words and expressions such as Fistro or Jarl, as well as his humorous lines or hyperbolic comparisons such as "you work less than Tarzan's tailor" quickly became memes and are now part of Spanish slang. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chiquito de la Calzada has received more than 108,012 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Chiquito de la Calzada is the 877th most popular singer (up from 912th in 2019), the 1,174th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Spanish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Chiquito de la Calzada ranks 877 out of 4,381. Before him are Renate Müller, Oleg Gazmanov, Bryan Johnson, Reinhard Mey, Adam Lambert, and Sami Yusuf. After him are Luis Alberto Spinetta, Sabahudin Kurt, Aino Ackté, Liane Augustin, Katja Ebstein, and Jan Kiepura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Chiquito de la Calzada ranks 240. Before him are Eileen Brennan, Geoff Bent, Ted Cassidy, Colville Young, Katarina Taikon, and Donald Byrd. After him are Carlo Maria Abate, Anand Panyarachun, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Quentin Blake, Loretta Lynn, and Hisashi Owada. Among people deceased in 2017, Chiquito de la Calzada ranks 229. Before him are Spencer Johnson, Feliciano Rivilla, Larry Coryell, Barry Dennen, Li Li-hua, and Clifton James. After him are Velasio de Paolis, Holger Czukay, A. R. Penck, Jan Tříska, John Ashbery, and Qian Qichen.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Chiquito de la Calzada ranks 1,174 out of 3,355. Before him are Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895), Sabicas (1912), Josep Escolà (1914), Maribel Verdú (1970), Teresa Claramunt Creus (1862), and Severino Reija (1938). After him are Alex Soler-Roig (1931), Juan Arza (1923), Francisco Hernández de Toledo (1515), Salvador Artigas (1913), Elena Anaya (1975), and Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain (1821).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Chiquito de la Calzada ranks 28. Before him are Rocío Jurado (1946), Peret (1935), Mikel Laboa (1934), José Luis Perales (1945), Pilar Lorengar (1928), and Raquel Meller (1888). After him are Alejandro Sanz (1968), Manuel García (1805), Conchita Bautista (1936), Karina (1946), Miguel Ríos (1944), and Isabel Pantoja (1956).

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