MUSICIAN

Cristina Branco

1972 - Today

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Cristina Branco (born 28 December 1972 in Almeirim, Ribatejo, Portugal) is a Portuguese musician. She was drawn to jazz and styles of Portuguese music before settling on fado, a choice made after being introduced to the music of Amália Rodrigues by her grandfather. Branco then studied the poems from which the major fado lyrics are taken. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristina Branco has received more than 81,276 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Cristina Branco is the 2,069th most popular musician (up from 2,152nd in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 391st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 81k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cristina Branco ranks 2,069 out of 3,175. Before her are Kai Winding, Bret Michaels, Paul Oakenfold, Brian Bennett, Ane Brun, and Sleepy John Estes. After her are Patrick Leonard, The Boswell Sisters, Pierre Bastien, Alex Christensen, Terry Chimes, and Giovanni D'Anzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Cristina Branco ranks 319. Before her are Hasim Rahman, Go Oiwa, Evan Williams, Oh! great, Valeria Mazza, and Sylvain Tesson. After her are China Miéville, Ulrich Ramé, Nick Frost, Jaromír Blažek, Jennifer Taylor, and Tami Stronach.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Cristina Branco ranks 425 out of 633. Before her are George Grey (1812), Abel Ferreira (1978), Gonçalo Ramos (2001), Hilário (1975), Custódio Pinto (1942), and Maria Teresa Horta (1937). After her are Silvestre Varela (1985), João Pereira (1984), Sérgio Oliveira (1992), Gonçalo Guedes (1996), Rúben Amorim (1985), and Daniela Melchior (1996).

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Among MUSICIANS In Portugal

Among musicians born in Portugal, Cristina Branco ranks 3. Before her are Maria João Pires (1944), and Nuno Bettencourt (1966). After her are Rui Veloso (1957).

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