1952 - 1986
Daniel Xavier-Marie Balavoine (French pronunciation: [danjɛl ɡzavje maʁi balavwan]; 5 February 1952 – 14 January 1986) was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world in the early 1980s; he inspired many singers of his generation such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michel Berger, who was his closest friend, as well as the Japanese pop-rock group Crystal King. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daniel Balavoine has received more than 399,713 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Daniel Balavoine is the 902nd most popular singer (up from 972nd in 2019), the 3,601st most popular biography from France (down from 3,528th in 2019) and the 60th most popular French Singer.
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Among singers, Daniel Balavoine ranks 902 out of 3,528. Before him are Viorica Ursuleac, Lizzo, Max Romeo, Johnny Nash, Bunny Wailer, and Tommy Körberg. After him are Tony Martin, Maria Jeritza, Björn Skifs, Carola Häggkvist, Bora Đorđević, and Gitte Hænning.
1894 - 1985
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 896
1988 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 897
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 898
1940 - 2020
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 899
1947 - 2021
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 900
1948 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 901
1952 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 902
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 903
1887 - 1982
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 904
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 905
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 906
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 907
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 908
Among people born in 1952, Daniel Balavoine ranks 240. Before him are Jorge Fossati, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, Luka Peruzović, Bruno Giacomelli, Mona Hatoum, and Roseanne Barr. After him are Wolfgang Rihm, Adi Shamir, Gregory David Roberts, Shelley McNamara, Dominique Mamberti, and Bora Đorđević. Among people deceased in 1986, Daniel Balavoine ranks 144. Before him are Fumiko Enchi, Lars-Erik Larsson, Gaston Defferre, Beryl Markham, Ernst Lehner, and Juan Carlos Corazzo. After him are V. C. Andrews, Ruth Teitelbaum, Annemarie Selinko, Agustín Sauto Arana, Murray Hamilton, and Ernst Haas.
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 234
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 235
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 236
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 237
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 238
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 239
1952 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 240
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 241
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 242
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 243
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 244
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 245
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 246
1905 - 1986
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 138
1908 - 1986
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 139
1910 - 1986
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 140
1902 - 1986
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 141
1912 - 1986
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 142
1907 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 143
1952 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 144
1923 - 1986
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 145
1924 - 1986
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 146
1914 - 1986
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 147
1908 - 1986
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 148
1923 - 1986
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 149
1921 - 1986
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 150
Among people born in France, Daniel Balavoine ranks 3,601 out of 6,011. Before him are Paul Taffanel (1844), Mathilda May (1965), Pierre Étaix (1928), Henri Dutrochet (1776), Emmanuel Frémiet (1824), and Peire Cardenal (1180). After him are Catherine Frot (1956), Jean Rotrou (1609), Konrad Pellikan (1478), Lucien Gaudin (1886), Guillaume Faye (1949), and Emma Mackey (1996).
1844 - 1908
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,595
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,596
1928 - 2016
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 3,597
1776 - 1847
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 3,598
1824 - 1910
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 3,599
1180 - 1278
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 3,600
1952 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,601
1956 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 3,602
1609 - 1650
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 3,603
1478 - 1556
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 3,604
1886 - 1934
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 3,605
1949 - 2019
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 3,606
1996 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 3,607
Among singers born in France, Daniel Balavoine ranks 60. Before him are Hugues Aufray (1929), Blondel de Nesle (1155), Michel Delpech (1946), Wolfgang Windgassen (1914), Serge Lama (1943), and Gérard Lenorman (1945). After him are Alain Bashung (1947), Adolphe Nourrit (1802), Célestine Galli-Marié (1840), Viktor Lazlo (1960), Jean Philippe (1931), and Pierre Gaveaux (1761).
1929 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 54
1155 - 1202
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 55
1946 - 2016
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 56
1914 - 1974
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 57
1943 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 58
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 59
1952 - 1986
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 60
1947 - 2009
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 61
1802 - 1839
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 62
1840 - 1905
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 63
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 64
1931 - 2022
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 65
1761 - 1825
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 66