MUSICIAN

Jean-Michel Jarre

1948 - Today

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Jean-Michel André Jarre (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl ɑ̃dʁe ʒaʁ]; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks. Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents and trained on the piano. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Michel Jarre has received more than 4,202,655 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Jean-Michel Jarre is the 23rd most popular musician (down from 19th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from France (down from 230th in 2019) and the most popular French Musician.

Jean-Michel Jarre is most famous for his album Oxygène, which was released in 1976. The album is a mixture of electronic music and classical music.

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  • 65

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  • 11.19

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  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 23 out of 3,175. Before him are Władysław Szpilman, Arcangelo Corelli, Ray Charles, Ringo Starr, Bon Scott, and Mark Knopfler. After him are Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton, Leopold Mozart, Scatman John, Brian May, and Roger Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 8. Before him are Charles, Prince of Wales, Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, Terry Pratchett, Svetlana Alexievich, and Eckhart Tolle. After him are Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Hassan Rouhani, Sauli Niinistö, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and Ozzy Osbourne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 243 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778), Jeanne Calment (1875), Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1640), Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894), Richard II of England (1367), and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755). After him are Simone Weil (1909), Berthe Morisot (1841), Oscar I of Sweden (1799), Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732), Pope Callixtus II (1065), and Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Jean-Michel Jarre ranks 1. After him are Richard Clayderman (1953), Paul Mauriat (1925), David Guetta (1967), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Thomas Bangalter (1), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Émile Waldteufel (1837), and Georges Prêtre (1924).

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