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Idir

1949 - 2020

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Hamid Cheriet (Kabyle: Ḥamid Ceryat; 25 October 1949 – 2 May 2020), better known by his stage name Idir, was a Kabyle Algerian singer-songwriter and musician. Referred to as the "King of Amazigh music", he is regarded as one of the most significant modern day figures in Algerian and Amazigh culture, history, and struggle.Initially training to be a geologist, his interest for music was piqued when he was called to sing on state radio as a late substitute. After finishing his compulsory military service, he moved to France in 1975 and embarked on his career in music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Idir has received more than 199,869 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Idir is the 729th most popular singer (up from 829th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Algeria and the most popular Algerian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Idirs by language

Over the past year Idir has had the most page views in the with 68,795 views, followed by Arabic (17,488), and English (5,290). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (72.84%), Italian (58.37%), and Igbo (58.24%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Idir ranks 729 out of 4,381. Before him are Tanita Tikaram, Angela Gheorghiu, Sena Jurinac, Kim Larsen, Alanis Morissette, and Peter Steele. After him are Ronnie Spector, Pierre Gaveaux, Sheryl Crow, Kadim Al Sahir, Aaliyah, and Izhar Cohen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Idir ranks 240. Before him are Frank Beard, Joaquín Sabina, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Elizabeth Warren, Jens Böhrnsen, and Bruno Kirby. After him are Alaa Hussein Ali, Erik Estrada, Ibrahim Mahlab, Sotiris Kaiafas, Jim Sheridan, and Niels Arestrup. Among people deceased in 2020, Idir ranks 224. Before him are Milton Glaser, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robert Shavlakadze, Marian Jaworski, Ernesto Brambilla, and Alex Olmedo. After him are Robert Fisk, Annie Cordy, Hans-Jochen Vogel, Ken Robinson, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, and Gisèle Halimi.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Idir ranks 91 out of 213. Before him are Mouloud Mammeri (1917), Albert Soboul (1914), Patrick Bruel (1959), Optatus (400), Rabah Saâdane (1946), and Abderrahmane Farès (1911). After him are Abdelaziz Djerad (1954), Fernand Bouisson (1874), Yasmina Khadra (1955), Alain Chabat (1958), Alain Mimoun (1921), and Alexandre Villaplane (1905).

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Among SINGERS In Algeria

Among singers born in Algeria, Idir ranks 1. After him are Cheb Mami (1966), Biyouna (1952), Lounès Matoub (1956), Cheb Hasni (1968), Souad Massi (1972), Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).

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