SINGER

José Vélez

1951 - Today

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José Velázquez Jiménez (born 19 November 1951 in Telde, Gran Canaria), better known by his stage name José Vélez (Spanish pronunciation: [xoˈse ˈβeleθ]), is a Spanish singer. In the late 1960s, a music teacher from the Organización Juvenil Española (Spanish Youth Organisation) had the idea to create the music group Grupo Marabilla with some of his students, among them José Velázquez. When the group was dissolved, he began his solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Vélez has received more than 55,366 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Vélez is the 2,075th most popular singer (down from 1,970th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 55k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, José Vélez ranks 2,075 out of 4,381Before him are Dani Filth, Adam Ant, Kristina Hautala, Billy Bragg, Dave Williams, and Ellen Nikolaysen. After him are Marco Borsato, Polina Gagarina, Sana, Rudy Vallée, Johnny Tillotson, and Alesha Dixon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, José Vélez ranks 575Before him are Steven Lisberger, Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Didier Flament, Annie Borckink, Róža Domašcyna, and Ellen Nikolaysen. After him are Jacques Zimako, Robert Wuhl, Inta Kļimoviča, Kevin Whately, Héctor Rodríguez, and Mustafa A. G. Abushagur.

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