MUSICIAN

Eumir Deodato

1942 - Today

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Eumir Deodato de Almeida (Brazilian Portuguese: [ẽwˈmiʁ deoˈdatu]; born 22 June 1943) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova. Deodato has arranged and produced more than 500 records for acts such as Frank Sinatra, Roberta Flack, Björk and Christophe, as well as produced Kool & the Gang's hits "Celebration", "Ladies' Night" and "Too Hot". Deodato was nominated for three Grammy Awards and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance in 1974 for "Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)." The song peaked at number 2 on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in March 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eumir Deodato has received more than 2,340,772 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eumir Deodato is the 1,037th most popular musician, the 403rd most popular biography from Brazil and the 20th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eumir Deodato ranks 1,037 out of 3,175. Before him are Bella Davidovich, Cecil Taylor, Don Felder, Jaki Liebezeit, Andrej Hoteev, and Tony Williams. After him are Valentina Lisitsa, Antonio Janigro, Charlie Mariano, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, Geoff Emerick, and Gary Thain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Eumir Deodato ranks 349. Before him are Derek Parfit, Eddy Mitchell, Ichirō Ozawa, Marsha Mason, Leon Russell, and Yvette Mimieux. After him are Tariq al-Hashimi, Dennis Meadows, James Soong, Carlos Hathcock, Claude Miller, and Werner Teske.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Eumir Deodato ranks 403 out of 2,236. Before him are Zinho (1967), Paulo César Carpegiani (1949), Plínio Salgado (1895), Lygia Clark (1920), Giba (1976), and Júlio César (1963). After him are Grafite (1979), Júlio Baptista (1981), Heleno de Freitas (1920), Afonsinho (1914), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), and Irmã Dulce (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Eumir Deodato ranks 20. Before him are Max Cavalera (1969), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Marcos Valle (1943), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Airto Moreira (1941), and Ivan Lins (1945). After him are Laurindo Almeida (1917), Kiko Loureiro (1972), Pixinguinha (1897), Igor Cavalera (1970), Andreas Kisser (1968), and Noel Rosa (1910).

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