MUSICIAN

José José

1948 - 2019

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José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer. Also known as El Príncipe de la Canción (The Prince of Song), his performance and vocal style have influenced many Latin pop artists in a career that spanned more than four decades. Due to his vocals and popularity, José José was considered by Latin audience and media as an icon of Latin pop music and one of the most emblematic Latin singers of his time.Born into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and singing in serenade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José José has received more than 1,973,093 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. José José is the 770th most popular musician (up from 820th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 147th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Mexican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of José José by language

Over the past year José José has had the most page views in the with 621,269 views, followed by English (119,680), and Portuguese (6,353). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (36.16%), Portuguese (32.66%), and Italian (22.11%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, José José ranks 770 out of 3,175. Before him are Dave Grohl, Chrissie Hynde, Giorgio Gaber, Bob Seger, Auguste Franchomme, and Charly García. After him are Sam Phillips, Mika, Mick Box, Earl Hines, Klaus Tennstedt, and Carl Palmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, José José ranks 258. Before him are Tony Ramos, Michael Berryman, Avi Arad, Theo Jörgensmann, Susan Blakely, and Gerry Adams. After him are Davíð Oddsson, Bernard Thévenet, Muse Watson, Clarence Thomas, Carol Potter, and Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov. Among people deceased in 2019, José José ranks 190. Before him are Syd Mead, Roland Matthes, Peggy Lipton, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Negasso Gidada, and Jean Guillou. After him are Robert Evans, Sadako Ogata, Pal Benko, Scott Walker, Rudi Gutendorf, and Bob Hawke.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José José ranks 145 out of 729. Before him are Claudia Sheinbaum (1962), José Vasconcelos (1882), Manuel Ojeda (1940), Antonio Aguilar (1919), Ricardo Flores Magón (1874), and Carlos Chávez (1899). After him are Ignacio Comonfort (1812), Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1926), José Alfredo Jiménez (1926), Pedro Armendáriz Jr. (1940), Guillermo Ochoa (1985), and Victoria Ruffo (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mexico

Among musicians born in Mexico, José José ranks 4. Before him are Carlos Santana (1947), Consuelo Velázquez (1916), and Armando Manzanero (1935). After him are Abraham Laboriel (1947), Antonio Sánchez (1971), and Carla Morrison (1986).

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