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Gilbert Bécaud

1927 - 2001

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Gilbert Bécaud (French pronunciation: [ʒil.bɛːʁ be.ko], 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) 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 451,250 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Gilbert Bécaud is the 150th most popular singer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 953rd most popular biography from France (down from 912th in 2019) and the 13th 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."

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  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 150 out of 3,528Before him are Eros Ramazzotti, Laura Branigan, Edita Gruberová, Billy Joel, Otis Redding, and Tony Bennett. After him are Dr. Dre, Feodor Chaliapin, Ibrahim Ferrer, Chris Norman, Paul Anka, and Mirella Freni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 41Before him are Angelo Sodano, Mary Higgins Clark, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, K. Alex Müller, Hugo Pratt, and Stan Getz. After him are Ibrahim Ferrer, Rosalynn Carter, Rosemary Harris, Juan Almeida Bosque, John McCarthy, and Harry Markowitz. Among people deceased in 2001, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 31Before him are John Lee Hooker, Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Douglas Adams, Nikolay Basov, and Zhang Xueliang. After him are Clifford Shull, Charles Trenet, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Morris, Stanley Kramer, and Chung Ju-yung.

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In France

Among people born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 953 out of 6,011Before him are Louise Michel (1830), Pierre Janet (1859), Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145), Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889), and Thomas Couture (1815). After him are Stéphanie de Beauharnais (1789), André Michel Lwoff (1902), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Francis, Count of Vendôme (1470), Marie Laforêt (1939), and Jean Anouilh (1910).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Gilbert Bécaud ranks 13Before him are France Gall (1947), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Françoise Hardy (1944), Maria Malibran (1808), Caterina Valente (1931), and Georges Brassens (1921). After him are Charles Trenet (1913), Manu Chao (1961), Desireless (1952), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Barbara (1930).