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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Idir has received more than 200,158 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Idir is the 833rd most popular singer (down from 621st in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Algeria (down from 69th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Algerian Singer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Idir ranks 833 out of 3,528. Before him are BoA, Shovkat Mammadova, Patti LaBelle, Ingvar Wixell, Jim Reeves, and Loreen. After him are Alexander Bard, Val Valentino, Marilyn Horne, Gregg Allman, Nina Grieg, and Jimi Jamison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Idir ranks 261. Before him are Ray Dalio, Nana Alexandria, John Illsley, George Harris, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Edu. After him are Hennie Kuiper, Sally Potter, Alfred Riedl, Garry Shandling, Steven Williams, and Hamadi Jebali. Among people deceased in 2020, Idir ranks 265. Before him are Myroslav Skoryk, Mario Corso, Ronald Harwood, Nobby Stiles, Jeremy Bulloch, and Sadiq al-Mahdi. After him are Roger Carel, Milka Babović, Rosa Maria Sardà, John Turner, Theodor Wagner, and Tengiz Sigua.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Idir ranks 91 out of 184. Before him are Abderrahmane Farès (1911), Françoise Arnoul (1931), Quintus Lollius Urbicus (150), Lakhdar Belloumi (1958), Cheb Mami (1966), and Alain Chabat (1958). After him are Abdelaziz Belkhadem (1945), Pierre Blanchar (1892), Jean-Pierre Bacri (1951), Ali Benflis (1944), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), and Fernand Bouisson (1874).

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Among SINGERS In Algeria

Among singers born in Algeria, Idir ranks 2. Before him are Cheb Mami (1966). After him are Lounès Matoub (1956), Biyouna (1952), Cheb Hasni (1968), Souad Massi (1972), Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).

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