SINGER

Jacques Brel

1929 - 1978

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Jacques Romain Georges Brel (French: [ʒɑk ʁɔmɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ bʁɛl] ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Brel has received more than 2,216,715 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Jacques Brel is the 46th most popular singer (down from 35th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 29th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Singer.

Jacques Brel is most famous for his song "Ne me quitte pas" which was translated into English as "Don't Leave Me."

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jacques Brel ranks 46 out of 4,381. Before him are Plácido Domingo, Joe Cocker, Miriam Makeba, James Brown, 50 Cent, and Agnetha Fältskog. After him are Ozzy Osbourne, Joe Dassin, Lisa Marie Presley, Andrea Bocelli, Nina Simone, and Stevie Wonder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jacques Brel ranks 15. Before him are Jürgen Habermas, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Sergio Leone, Hassan II of Morocco, Imre Kertész, and Irene Papas. After him are Yayoi Kusama, Michael Ende, Jean Baudrillard, Frank Gehry, Oriana Fallaci, and Peter Higgs. Among people deceased in 1978, Jacques Brel ranks 8. Before him are Golda Meir, Pope Paul VI, Aram Khachaturian, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Kurt Gödel, and Aldo Moro. After him are Giorgio de Chirico, Manne Siegbahn, Adolf Dassler, Umberto Nobile, Ramón Mercader, and Anastas Mikoyan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jacques Brel ranks 36 out of 1,190. Before him are Mary of Hungary (1505), Georges Lemaître (1894), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eddy Merckx (1945), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), and Abraham Ortelius (1527). After him are Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Eleanor of Austria (1498), César Franck (1822), Pepin of Herstal (635), Philippe of Belgium (1960), and Hergé (1907).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, Jacques Brel ranks 1. After him are Lara Fabian (1970), The Singing Nun (1933), Stromae (1985), Violetta Villas (1938), René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), José van Dam (1940), Arno (1949), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

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