SINGER

Héctor Lavoe

1946 - 1993

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Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer. Lavoe is considered to be possibly the best and most important singer and interpreter in the history of salsa music because he helped to establish the popularity of this musical genre in the decades of 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. His personality, style and the qualities of his voice led him to a successful artistic career in the whole field of Latin music and salsa during the 1970s and 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Héctor Lavoe has received more than 2,182,459 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Lavoe is the 458th most popular singer (up from 463rd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Puerto Rico and the 2nd most popular Puerto Rican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Héctor Lavoe ranks 458 out of 4,381. Before him are Nellie Melba, Siw Malmkvist, KRS-One, Juan Gabriel, Marc Anthony, and Lill-Babs. After him are Patricia Kaas, Kim Seok-jin, Sharon den Adel, Marian Anderson, Giulia Grisi, and RM.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Héctor Lavoe ranks 199. Before him are Matthieu Ricard, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Claire Denis, Toquinho, Ismail Khan, and Jean-Jacques Beineix. After him are Stephen Rea, Sven Nordqvist, Colin Burgess, Krister Henriksson, Henryk Kasperczak, and Jim Kelly. Among people deceased in 1993, Héctor Lavoe ranks 79. Before him are Myrna Loy, John Connally, Maurice Yaméogo, Ishirō Honda, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Matthew Ridgway. After him are Godfrey Chitalu, Marian Anderson, Monte Melkonian, Wolfgang Lotz, René Pleven, and József Antall.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, Héctor Lavoe ranks 8 out of 77. Before him are José Feliciano (1945), Raul Julia (1940), Benicio del Toro (1967), Rita Moreno (1931), Ricky Martin (1971), and José Ferrer (1912). After him are Luis Guzmán (1956), Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891), Amaury Nolasco (1970), Daddy Yankee (1977), Roberto Clemente (1934), and Luis Fonsi (1978).

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Among SINGERS In Puerto Rico

Among singers born in Puerto Rico, Héctor Lavoe ranks 2. Before him are Ricky Martin (1971). After him are Daddy Yankee (1977), Luis Fonsi (1978), Luis Miguel (1970), Don Omar (1978), Chayanne (1968), Cheo Feliciano (1935), Tego Calderón (1972), Bad Bunny (1994), Olga Tañón (1967), and Ozuna (1992).

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