SINGER

Fabrizio De André

1940 - 1999

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Fabrizio Cristiano De André (Italian pronunciation: [faˈbrittsjo de anˈdre]; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter and the most-prominent cantautore of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political protest, and French music. He is considered a prominent member of the Genoese School. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fabrizio De André has received more than 505,273 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Fabrizio De André is the 274th most popular singer (down from 259th in 2019), the 1,484th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,458th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Italian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Fabrizio De André by language

Over the past year Fabrizio De André has had the most page views in the with 777,187 views, followed by English (57,340), and German (28,766). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Greek (324.33%), Albanian (324.32%), and Occitan (137.42%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Fabrizio De André ranks 274 out of 4,381. Before him are Beyoncé, Lucia Popp, Nicolai Gedda, Mariah Carey, C. C. Catch, and Lola Flores. After him are Morten Harket, Tarkan, Busta Rhymes, Glenn Hughes, Robbie Williams, and Sinéad O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Fabrizio De André ranks 105. Before him are Joseph L. Goldstein, Sepp Piontek, Mate Boban, Frida Boccara, Arieh Warshel, and Víctor Erice. After him are Lothar de Maizière, Vladimir Cosma, Alan Kay, Sadaharu Oh, Saul Kripke, and Vicente Fernández. Among people deceased in 1999, Fabrizio De André ranks 47. Before him are Sarah Knauss, Joe D'Amato, Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Hermine Braunsteiner, Henri, Count of Paris, and George C. Scott. After him are Edward Dmytryk, André Martinet, Benjamin Bloom, Barış Manço, João Figueiredo, and Alfredo Kraus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Fabrizio De André ranks 1,484 out of 5,161. Before him are Cecilia Gallerani (1473), Benedict the Moor (1526), Giovanni Lanfranco (1582), Carlo Levi (1902), Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1538), and Saint Chrysogonus (250). After him are Felice Gimondi (1942), Gian Maria Visconti (1388), Ignazio Silone (1900), Francesco Crispi (1818), Quintus Fabius Pictor (-254), and Bernardino Ramazzini (1633).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Fabrizio De André ranks 29. Before him are Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), Alessandro Moreschi (1858), Mario Del Monaco (1915), Rita Pavone (1945), Sabrina Salerno (1968), and Giuseppina Strepponi (1815). After him are Laura Pausini (1974), Giulietta Simionato (1910), Giuditta Pasta (1797), Ornella Vanoni (1934), Antonio Cesti (1623), and Mango (1954).

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