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Garou

1972 - Today

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Pierre Garand (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɡaʁɑ̃]; born 26 June 1972), known by his stage name Garou (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁu]; a diminutive of his last name), is a Canadian singer and actor from Sherbrooke, Québec. He sings in French and English. He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris (playing Quasimodo in both the original French and English casts) and the No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Garou has received more than 69,554 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Garou is the 768th most popular singer (up from 970th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Canada (up from 265th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 70k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Garou ranks 768 out of 4,381. Before him are Jimmy Somerville, Johann Michael Vogl, Nexhmije Pagarusha, Nancy Ajram, Big Sean, and E-Type. After him are Seid Memić Vajta, George Clinton, Björn Skifs, Hans Hotter, Cem Karaca, and Fayza Ahmed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Garou ranks 72. Before him are Sundar Pichai, Noriaki Kasai, Juanes, Hermann Maier, Lee Jung-jae, and Manfred Weber. After him are Sami Al-Jaber, Chiara Mastroianni, Sarah Clarke, Takuya Kimura, Arayik Harutyunyan, and Afghan Girl.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Garou ranks 191 out of 1,622. Before him are Elliot Page (1987), Neve Campbell (1973), Diana Krall (1964), Bret Hart (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1928), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945). After him are Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Norman L. Bowen (1887), Louis Jolliet (1645), Oliver Platt (1960), René Lévesque (1922), and Cindy Breakspeare (1954).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Garou ranks 13. Before him are Justin Bieber (1994), Shania Twain (1965), Shawn Mendes (1998), Nelly Furtado (1978), Alanis Morissette (1974), and Michael Bublé (1975). After him are Jon Vickers (1926), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Gordon Lightfoot (1938), Terry Jacks (1944), James LaBrie (1963), and The Weeknd (1990).

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