SINGER

Engelbert Humperdinck

1936 - Today

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Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer described by AllMusic as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around". He achieved international prominence in 1967 with his recording of "Release Me". Starting as a performer in the late 1950s under the name "Gerry Dorsey", he later adopted the name of German composer Engelbert Humperdinck as a stage name and found success after he partnered with manager Gordon Mills in 1965. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Engelbert Humperdinck has received more than 438,858 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 46 in 2019). Engelbert Humperdinck is the 233rd most popular singer (down from 164th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from India (down from 108th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Singer.

Engelbert Humperdinck is most famous for his 1967 single, "Release Me."

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Engelbert Humperdinck ranks 233 out of 4,381. Before him are Jacqueline Boyer, Rita Pavone, Edita Gruberová, Ricky Martin, Van Morrison, and Neil Diamond. After him are Phil Ochs, Kim Carnes, Lara Fabian, Victoria de los Ángeles, Rashid Behbudov, and Sabrina Salerno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Engelbert Humperdinck ranks 70. Before him are Kris Kristofferson, Alan J. Heeger, François Pinault, Gianni Vattimo, Don Cherry, and Hideki Shirakawa. After him are Yury Luzhkov, Joe D'Amato, Iolanda Balaș, Bruce Dern, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and Duncan Edwards.

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In India

Among people born in India, Engelbert Humperdinck ranks 156 out of 1,861. Before him are Chandra Shekhar Azad (1906), Subramania Bharati (1882), Bahadur Shah I (1643), Pranab Mukherjee (1935), V. V. Giri (1894), and Pratibha Patil (1934). After him are Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Ravidas (1450), Mangal Pandey (1827), Mahesh Bhatt (1948), Abdul Qadeer Khan (1936), and Zakir Husain (1897).

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Among SINGERS In India

Among singers born in India, Engelbert Humperdinck ranks 2. Before him are Lata Mangeshkar (1929). After him are Kishore Kumar (1929), Mohammed Rafi (1924), M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916), Asha Bhosle (1933), Udit Narayan (1955), S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (1946), Jagjit Singh (1941), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Girija Devi (1929), and Gangubai Hangal (1913).

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