SINGER

Jacques Higelin

1940 - 2018

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Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʒozɛf viktɔʁ iʒlɛ̃]; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Higelin has received more than 161,280 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jacques Higelin is the 1,229th most popular singer (down from 1,107th in 2019), the 4,277th most popular biography from France (down from 3,907th in 2019) and the 79th most popular French Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jacques Higelin ranks 1,229 out of 4,381. Before him are Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Lhasa de Sela, Carlos Vives, Helmut Lotti, Izumi Sakai, and V. After him are Eva Nansen, Aneka, Maher Zain, Matt Monro, Margaret Price, and Jennie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Jacques Higelin ranks 348. Before him are Yambo Ouologuem, Gene Pitney, Lorella De Luca, Jean-Claude Andruet, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, and Peter Gethin. After him are Győző Kulcsár, Eugen Drewermann, Claire Bretécher, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Gary Gilmore, and Vicente Miera. Among people deceased in 2018, Jacques Higelin ranks 291. Before him are Donald Moffat, Fadil Vokrri, George Maxwell Richards, Barys Kit, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, and Vinnie Paul. After him are Győző Kulcsár, Mary Carlisle, Mario Perniola, Oleg Anofriyev, Lucho Gatica, and Luigi Radice.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jacques Higelin ranks 4,277 out of 6,770. Before him are Romain Duris (1974), Claude Puel (1961), Georges Grignard (1905), Victor Louis (1731), Louis Daquin (1908), and Jean-Pierre Wimille (1908). After him are Gotlib (1934), Clémence Royer (1830), Gilbert Bougnol (1866), Jean Barraqué (1928), Pierre Brossolette (1903), and Joseph Roumanille (1818).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Jacques Higelin ranks 79. Before him are Viktor Lazlo (1960), Claude Nougaro (1929), Jean Philippe (1931), Joséphine Fodor (1789), Bertrand Cantat (1964), and Claudine Longet (1942). After him are Dany Dauberson (1925), Mady Mesplé (1931), Philippe Jaroussky (1978), Florent Pagny (1961), Emma Shapplin (1974), and Marcel Mouloudji (1922).

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