SINGER

Claude François

1939 - 1978

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Claude Antoine Marie François (French pronunciation: [klod ɑ̃twan maʁi fʁɑ̃swa]; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (composed by Jacques Revaux), the original version of "My Way" and composed the music of "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant", the original version of "My Boy". Among his other famous songs are "Le Téléphone Pleure", "Le lundi au soleil", "Magnolias for Ever" and "Alexandrie Alexandra". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claude François has received more than 1,092,814 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Claude François is the 170th most popular singer (down from 127th in 2019), the 179th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 138th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Singer.

Claude François was a French singer and entertainer. He is most famous for his song "Le lundi au soleil" which became the unofficial anthem of the May 1968 protests in France.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Claude François ranks 170 out of 4,381. Before him are Al Jarreau, Chris Rea, Chester Bennington, Gianni Morandi, Beniamino Gigli, and Feodor Chaliapin. After him are Desireless, Ivan Rebroff, Charles Trenet, Jon Bon Jovi, Tom Jones, and Birgit Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Claude François ranks 50. Before him are Michael Cimino, Kenzō Takada, Junko Tabei, Henry Mintzberg, Phil Spector, and Harry Kroto. After him are Joel Schumacher, Pak Pong-ju, Richard Serra, João Bernardo Vieira, Amancio Amaro, and Carlo Ginzburg. Among people deceased in 1978, Claude François ranks 33. Before him are Harold Lasswell, Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Nazli Sabri, József Bozsik, Herta Oberheuser, and Ed Wood. After him are Tamara Karsavina, Jomo Kenyatta, Étienne Gilson, Norman Rockwell, Musa al-Sadr, and Charles Boyer.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Claude François ranks 179 out of 642. Before him are Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Ashraf Marwan (1944), Hetepheres I (-2700), Mary the Jewess (100), Apepi (-1600), and Shepseskare (-2450). After him are Saadia Gaon (882), Cleopatra Thea (-164), Al-Ashraf Khalil (1260), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Basilides (117), and Psusennes II (-1100).

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Claude François ranks 5. Before him are Dalida (1933), Demis Roussos (1946), Umm Kulthum (1898), and Georges Moustaki (1934). After him are Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Richard Anthony (1938), and Guy Béart (1930).

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