SINGER

George Wassouf

1961 - Today

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George Wassouf (Arabic: جورج وسوف; 23 December 1961) is a Syrian singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, he has released more than 30 albums, with a significantly large audience of fans throughout the Arab world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Wassouf has received more than 530,069 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Wassouf is the 1,310th most popular singer (up from 1,375th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Syria (down from 150th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Syrian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 530k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, George Wassouf ranks 1,310 out of 4,381Before him are Simón Díaz, Roy Eldridge, Paulina Rubio, Mady Mesplé, Anna von Mildenburg, and Sheena Easton. After him are Eydie Gormé, María Grever, Emma Abbott, Måns Zelmerlöw, Aygün Kazımova, and Kvitka Cisyk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, George Wassouf ranks 239Before him are José Luis Cuciuffo, Tom Byron, Imad Khamis, Todd Haynes, Darryl Jones, and James Worthy. After him are Campbell Scott, Larry Mullen Jr., Chi McBride, Wynton Marsalis, Anders Järryd, and Florent Pagny.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, George Wassouf ranks 164 out of 210Before him are Nazik al-Abid (1898), Ignatius IV of Antioch (1920), Zakaria Tamer (1931), Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid (1867), Muhammad Mustafa Mero (1941), and Burhan Ghalioun (1945). After him are Ali Farzat (1951), Suat Hayri Ürgüplü (1903), Bushra al-Assad (1960), Youssef Absi (1946), Riad al-Asaad (1961), and Issam Zahreddine (1961).

Among SINGERS In Syria

Among singers born in Syria, George Wassouf ranks 3Before him are Sabah Fakhri (1933), and Aram Tigran (1934). After him are Assala Nasri (1969), and Omar Souleyman (1966).