SINGER

Clara Nunes

1942 - 1983

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Clara Nunes (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklaɾɐ ˈnunis], August 12, 1942 – April 2, 1983) was a Brazilian samba and MPB singer, considered one of the greatest of her generation. She was the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies of a record, with "Tristeza Pé No Chão" and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba". She had an enormous success with samba songs written by composers such as Nelson Cavaquinho, Paulinho da Viola and Chico Buarque, in addition to songs devoted to orishas and Portela, her favorite samba school. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clara Nunes has received more than 124,273 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Clara Nunes is the 1,296th most popular singer, the 547th most popular biography from Brazil and the 15th most popular Brazilian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Clara Nunes ranks 1,296 out of 4,381. Before her are Elisabeth Andreassen, Jahn Teigen, Simone de Oliveira, Yasmin Levy, Leonie Rysanek, and Mick Jones. After her are Dany Dauberson, Lyle Lovett, Yoko Kanno, Mississippi John Hurt, Ulla Pia, and Kim Gordon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Clara Nunes ranks 454. Before her are Lutz D. Schmadel, Enrique Morente, Michael Gwisdek, Antoni Piechniczek, Gloria E. Anzaldúa, and Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul. After her are Alexander Kalyagin, Fernando Atzori, Bibi Besch, John E. Blaha, Françoise Dürr, and Lima. Among people deceased in 1983, Clara Nunes ranks 180. Before her are Paavo Johansson, José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo, Szolem Mandelbrojt, Edward Lawry Norton, Barbara Karinska, and Jānis Ivanovs. After her are Ernst Degner, Odd Lundberg, Grigori Roshal, Dora Gabe, Manuel Scorza, and Eugène Chaboud.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Clara Nunes ranks 547 out of 2,236. Before her are Arnaldo Cézar Coelho (1943), Jô (1987), Lygia Bojunga Nunes (1932), Rickson Gracie (1959), Palhinha (1950), and Nariz (1912). After her are Nilo Murtinho Braga (1903), César Lattes (1924), Igor Cavalera (1970), José Reinaldo de Lima (1957), Glória Pires (1963), and Henrique Mecking (1952).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Clara Nunes ranks 15. Before her are Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), Flora Purim (1942), and Michel Teló (1981). After her are Beth Carvalho (1946), Cazuza (1958), Daniela Mercury (1965), Zeca Pagodinho (1959), Andre Matos (1971), and Clementina de Jesus (1901).

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