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Diomedes Díaz

1957 - 2013

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Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. He has been named the "King of Vallenato" and is nicknamed El Cacique de La Junta (The Chieftain of La Junta), which was given to him by another vallenato singer, Rafael Orozco Maestre, in honor of Díaz's birthplace. Diomedes Díaz is the biggest record seller in the history of vallenato, exceeding 10 million throughout his career, due to this, he was awarded gold, platinum and diamond records, unique in Colombia until 2008. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diomedes Díaz has received more than 517,969 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Diomedes Díaz is the 1,683rd most popular singer (down from 1,593rd in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Colombian Singer.

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  • 520k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Diomedes Díaz ranks 1,683 out of 4,381. Before him are Eva Dahlgren, Tina Karol, Violeta Urmana, Charles Bradley, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, and Sarit Hadad. After him are Tennessee Ernie Ford, Eddie Floyd, Anita Bryant, Heather Harper, Cristina Scabbia, and Regina Resnik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Diomedes Díaz ranks 386. Before him are Anette Bøe, Chris Poland, Gediminas Vagnorius, Ge You, Alan Eustace, and Raul Boesel. After him are Carmen Calvo Poyato, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Adam Nawałka, Shigeru Ishiba, Rainer Zitelmann, and Aki Karvonen. Among people deceased in 2013, Diomedes Díaz ranks 393. Before him are Ruth Patrick, Nino Bibbia, Cedar Walton, Alfonso Lara, Silvi Vrait, and Alberto Bevilacqua. After him are Costică Ștefănescu, George Gruntz, Regina Resnik, Leyla Erbil, Annette Funicello, and James Herbert.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Diomedes Díaz ranks 116 out of 356. Before him are Adolfo Valencia (1968), José Ignacio de Márquez (1793), Luis Díaz (1997), Yerry Mina (1994), Manuel Murillo Toro (1816), and Hernán Darío Gómez (1956). After him are José María Campo Serrano (1832), Duván Zapata (1991), Cristián Zapata (1986), Luis Muriel (1991), J Balvin (1985), and Juan Camilo Zúñiga (1985).

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Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, Diomedes Díaz ranks 6. Before him are Shakira (1977), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Juanes (1972), Carlos Vives (1961), and Joe Arroyo (1955). After him are J Balvin (1985), Karol G (1991), Maluma (1994), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Camilo (1994), and Manuel Turizo (2000).

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