SINGER

Gilbert Bécaud

1927 - 2001

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François Gilbert Léopold Silly (24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001), known professionally as Gilbert Bécaud (French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ beko]), was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilbert Bécaud has received more than 484,313 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert Bécaud is the 105th most popular singer (up from 150th in 2019), the 715th most popular biography from France (up from 950th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Singer.

Gilbert Bécaud is most famous for being the writer and performer of the famous French song "Les amants de minuit" which translates to "Midnight Lovers."

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 105 out of 4,381. Before him are Enya, Renata Tebaldi, Enrique Iglesias, Art Garfunkel, Renata Scotto, and Robin Gibb. After him are Yma Sumac, Jenny Lind, Anna Netrebko, Gloria Estefan, Nina Hagen, and Marie Fredriksson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 28. Before him are Niklas Luhmann, Harry Belafonte, Simone Veil, Hubert de Givenchy, Robert Hossein, and Marshall Warren Nirenberg. After him are Maurice Béjart, Martin Lewis Perl, Juliette Gréco, John McCarthy, Rosalynn Carter, and Raúl Alfonsín. Among people deceased in 2001, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 19. Before him are Sabiha Gökçen, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Christiaan Barnard, Fred Hoyle, Wilhelm Mohnke, and Iannis Xenakis. After him are Alberto Korda, Ernst Gombrich, Douglas Adams, Nikolay Basov, Marie José of Belgium, and Clifford Shull.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 715 out of 6,770. Before him are Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), David Guetta (1967), Madame Roland (1754), Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (1490), Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489), and Robert Hossein (1927). After him are Pierre Boulez (1925), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Michel Legrand (1932), Robert Bresson (1901), and Jean Meslier (1664).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 9. Before him are Serge Gainsbourg (1928), Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), France Gall (1947), Johnny Hallyday (1943), and Françoise Hardy (1944). After him are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Manu Chao (1961), Maria Malibran (1808), Georges Brassens (1921), and Desireless (1952).

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