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Francis Cabrel

1953 - Today

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Francis Christian Cabrel (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃sis kʁistjɑ̃ kabʁɛl]; born 23 November 1953) is a French singer-songwriter, composer and guitarist. Considered one of the most influential French musical artists of all time, he has released a number of albums falling mostly within the realm of folk, with occasional forays into blues or country. Several of his songs, such as "L'encre de tes yeux", "Je l'aime à mourir", "Petite Marie", "La Dame de Haute-Savoie", "Encore et encore", "Il faudra leur dire", "Sarbacane", "C'est écrit", "Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai" and "La corrida", have become enduring favourites in French music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Cabrel has received more than 493,173 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Francis Cabrel is the 874th most popular musician (up from 951st in 2019), the 3,478th most popular biography from France (down from 3,446th in 2019) and the 44th most popular French Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Francis Cabrel ranks 874 out of 3,175. Before him are Daniel Steibelt, J. J. Johnson, Layne Staley, Hugh McDonald, Pete Burns, and Philip Catherine. After him are Sally Oldfield, Eddie Clarke, Pitbull, Lang Lang, Tommy Dorsey, and John Norum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Francis Cabrel ranks 189. Before him are Pat Benatar, Mark Thatcher, Sergio Castellitto, Dominique Perrault, Marlene Dumas, and Richard Bremmer. After him are Serginho Chulapa, Ian Khama, Zoran Janković, Gérard Krawczyk, Satoru Nakajima, and Edward Lowassa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Cabrel ranks 3,478 out of 6,770. Before him are Virginie Demont-Breton (1859), Louis Faidherbe (1818), Claude Cahen (1909), Henri Brisson (1835), Georges Carpentier (1894), and Henri Rabaud (1873). After him are Guillaume Delisle (1675), Matthias de l'Obel (1538), Alexis Piron (1689), Octave Feuillet (1821), Jean Yanne (1933), and Gérard Krawczyk (1953).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Francis Cabrel ranks 44. Before him are Auguste Franchomme (1808), Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825), Éric Serra (1959), Robert Casadesus (1899), and Zino Francescatti (1902). After him are François Habeneck (1781), Véronique Sanson (1949), Louis Diémer (1843), Eddy Mitchell (1942), André Navarra (1911), and Marcel Moyse (1889).

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