SINGER

Loalwa Braz

1953 - 2017

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Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian singer, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma for their 1989 cover of the hit "Llorando se fue" (by Ulysses Hermosa, lead singer of the popular Bolivian folk group Los Kjarkas), later renamed as "Lambada". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Loalwa Braz has received more than 399,619 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Loalwa Braz is the 331st most popular singer (up from 345th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 120th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Loalwa Braz ranks 331 out of 4,381. Before her are Peter Green, Sarah Brightman, Youssou N'Dour, Hank Williams, Marc Bolan, and Đorđe Balašević. After her are Alpha Blondy, Natalia Oreiro, Connie Francis, Black, Dave Evans, and Eric Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Loalwa Braz ranks 79. Before her are Jadranka Kosor, Mary Steenburgen, Tchéky Karyo, Tony Shalhoub, Dominique de Villepin, and Đorđe Balašević. After her are Alpha Blondy, Frances Conroy, Valery Gergiev, Najib Razak, Dave Evans, and Ciarán Hinds. Among people deceased in 2017, Loalwa Braz ranks 97. Before her are Paolo Villaggio, Karin Dor, Tom Regan, Juan Goytisolo, Robert Hardy, and Emma Morano. After her are George Young, Bruce McCandless II, Pierre Bergé, Dick Bruna, Bill Paxton, and Christine Kaufmann.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Loalwa Braz ranks 113 out of 2,236. Before her are Juninho Pernambucano (1975), Émerson Leão (1949), Bernardino Machado (1851), Vanderlei Luxemburgo (1952), Fernando Collor de Mello (1949), and Robinho (1984). After her are Florinda Bolkan (1941), Roberto Dinamite (1954), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), Cláudio Hummes (1934), and Aldair (1965).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Loalwa Braz ranks 4. Before her are Astrud Gilberto (1940), Roberto Carlos (1941), and Elis Regina (1945). After her are Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Elza Soares (1930), Jorge Ben (1942), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), and Lisa Ono (1962).

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