SINGER

Diego el Cigala

1968 - Today

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Diego Ramón Jiménez Salazar (born Madrid, 27 December 1968), known as El Cigala (Castillan for 'Langoustine'), is a Spanish Romani Flamenco singer. He also holds Dominican citizenship. Born into a family of Romani artists and intellectuals in Madrid, Jiménez started his career singing in flamenco clubs, until he caught the attention of flamenco dancers such as Mario Maya and Joaquín Cortés, and with guitarist Antón Jiménez, began touring as part of their companies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diego el Cigala has received more than 274,851 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Diego el Cigala is the 2,303rd most popular singer (down from 2,100th in 2019), the 2,117th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,879th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Spanish Singer.

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  • 270k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Diego el Cigala ranks 2,303 out of 4,381. Before him are Pankaj Udhas, Elize Ryd, Damiano David, Demet Akalın, Kate McGarrigle, and Mary Wells. After him are Corey Hart, Maxi Priest, Lúcia Moniz, Usha Uthup, Masha Rasputina, and Skip Spence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Diego el Cigala ranks 474. Before him are Nate Mendel, Eric Van Meir, Marco Pezzaiuoli, Kimiko Shiratori, Olga Neuwirth, and Wu Bai. After him are Tahar El Khalej, Lorenzo Bernardi, Knut Holmann, James Iha, Ali Benarbia, and Momoko Kikuchi.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Diego el Cigala ranks 2,117 out of 3,355. Before him are Iban Mayo (1977), Antonio Biosca (1948), Roberto Bautista Agut (1988), Anabel Medina Garrigues (1982), Carolina Marín (1993), and Marcelino Pérez (1955). After him are José María Jiménez (1971), Ruth Beitia (1979), Vicente Engonga (1965), Álvaro González (1990), Beatriz Luengo (1982), and Adrián (1987).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Diego el Cigala ranks 56. Before him are Sergio Dalma (1964), Carmen Linares (1951), David Bisbal (1979), Bebe (1978), Laura Alonso (1976), and Marta Sánchez (1966). After him are Beatriz Luengo (1982), Ana Mena (1997), Mónica Naranjo (1974), Nina (1966), Remedios Amaya (1962), and Amaia Montero (1976).

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