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Joe Arroyo

1955 - 2011

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Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean and salsa music in his country and across Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Arroyo has received more than 441,891 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Joe Arroyo is the 1,455th most popular singer (up from 1,562nd in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 98th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Colombian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Joe Arroyo ranks 1,455 out of 4,381Before him are Dimash Kudaibergen, Toti Dal Monte, Natasha Korolyova, Mark Owen, Larisa Dolina, and Ethel Waters. After him are Mel B, Shahram Nazeri, Ray Wilson, Yevgeny Nesterenko, Marcella Bella, and Alma Cogan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Joe Arroyo ranks 335Before him are Larisa Dolina, Warren Jeffs, Susi Sánchez, Sahiba Gafarova, Sandra Torres, and Julian Richings. After him are Jeff Perry, Leonid Mikhelson, Cassandra Wilson, Karen Dotrice, Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi, and Gilles Kepel. Among people deceased in 2011, Joe Arroyo ranks 337Before him are Agustín García-Gasco Vicente, Nasser Hejazi, Thorbjørn Svenssen, Per Berlin, Joe Morello, and Zoltán Berczik. After him are Edmundo Ros, Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, Garret FitzGerald, Kiyonori Kikutake, Milton Babbitt, and Liviu Ciulei.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Joe Arroyo ranks 89 out of 356Before him are Carlos Bacca (1986), Rodrigo García (1959), José Eustasio Rivera (1888), Hernán Gaviria (1969), Timoleón Jiménez (1959), and Jorge Luis Pinto (1952). After him are Miguel Antonio Caro (1843), Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867), Alessandro Frigerio (1914), Marco Coll (1935), Enrique Olaya Herrera (1880), and Francisco Zuluaga (1929).

Among SINGERS In Colombia

Among singers born in Colombia, Joe Arroyo ranks 5Before him are Shakira (1977), Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954), Juanes (1972), and Carlos Vives (1961). After him are Diomedes Díaz (1957), J Balvin (1985), Karol G (1991), Maluma (1994), Sebastián Yatra (1994), Camilo (1994), and Manuel Turizo (2000).