SINGER

Juan Gabriel

1950 - 2016

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Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto aɣiˈleɾa βalaˈðes]; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016), known professionally as Juan Gabriel (pronounced [ˈxwaŋ ɡaˈβɾjel] ), was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. Colloquially nicknamed Juanga (pronounced [ˈxwaŋɡa]) and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke barriers within the Latin music industry. Widely regarded as one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he has often been referred to as a pop icon.Having sold an estimated of 40 million records worldwide, Juan Gabriel is among Latin America's best selling music artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Gabriel has received more than 3,852,320 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Juan Gabriel is the 455th most popular singer, the 94th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 99th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Juan Gabriels by language

Over the past year Juan Gabriel has had the most page views in the with 936,372 views, followed by English (291,496), and Portuguese (8,846). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (347.67%), Breton (72.63%), and Basque (63.50%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Juan Gabriel ranks 455 out of 4,381. Before him are Leila Mourad, Henri Salvador, Boy George, Nellie Melba, Siw Malmkvist, and KRS-One. After him are Marc Anthony, Lill-Babs, Héctor Lavoe, Patricia Kaas, Kim Seok-jin, and Sharon den Adel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Juan Gabriel ranks 122. Before him are Neil Jordan, Roberto Bettega, Péter Esterházy, Vagit Alekperov, Camarón de la Isla, and Willy DeVille. After him are Steve Hackett, Bernie Taupin, Andrzej Szarmach, Bah Ndaw, Bobby McFerrin, and Natsagiin Bagabandi. Among people deceased in 2016, Juan Gabriel ranks 132. Before him are Andrew Grove, Goran Hadžić, Isao Tomita, Louis Pilot, Greg Lake, and Franco Citti. After him are Carmen Pereira, Gato Barbieri, Fredrik Barth, Neville Marriner, Maurice White, and Loris Francesco Capovilla.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Juan Gabriel ranks 94 out of 729. Before him are Adolfo de la Huerta (1881), Kiki Camarena (1947), Chimalpopoca (1397), José Sánchez del Río (1913), Manuel Ponce (1886), and Pedro Rodríguez (1940). After him are Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), El Santo (1917), Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900), Rosie Reyes (1939), Marcial Maciel (1920), and Ramon Novarro (1899).

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Among SINGERS In Mexico

Among singers born in Mexico, Juan Gabriel ranks 3. Before him are Vicente Fernández (1940), and Thalía (1971). After him are Jorge Negrete (1910), José Alfredo Jiménez (1926), Lila Downs (1968), Marco Antonio Solís (1959), Paulina Rubio (1971), María Grever (1885), Anahí (1983), Dulce María (1985), and Alaska (1963).

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