SINGER

Lou Bega

1975 - Today

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David Lubega Balemezi (born 13 April 1975), better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song "Mambo No. 5", a remake of Pérez Prado's 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lou Bega has received more than 2,031,881 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Bega is the 1,396th most popular singer (up from 1,410th in 2019), the 4,723rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,346th in 2019) and the 70th most popular German Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lou Bega ranks 1,396 out of 4,381. Before him are Karen Mulder, Hagigat Rzayeva, Tina Weymouth, Elena Paparizou, Helen Shapiro, and Nunzio Gallo. After him are Bobby Vee, Feist, Grigory Leps, Usha Mangeshkar, Gloria Jones, and Anita Hegerland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Lou Bega ranks 134. Before him are Jason Sudeikis, David Leitch, Russell Brand, Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Marion Jones, and Preity Zinta. After him are Sebastián Rulli, Sara Ramirez, John Higgins, Félix Sánchez Bas, Tino Chrupalla, and Sean Lennon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Lou Bega ranks 4,723 out of 7,253. Before him are Kristin Otto (1966), Ulf Timmermann (1962), Niklas Süle (1995), Hermann Paul Müller (1909), Martin Noth (1902), and Bernd Lucke (1962). After him are Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1811), Wilhelm, Duke of Oldenburg (1754), Hermann Kant (1926), Dieter Burdenski (1950), Helene Lange (1848), and Günter Sawitzki (1932).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Lou Bega ranks 70. Before him are Anneliese Rothenberger (1926), Max Raabe (1962), Diana Damrau (1971), Mary Roos (1949), Hansi Kürsch (1966), and René Kollo (1937). After him are Chris Roberts (1944), Ellen Allien (1968), Andreas Scholl (1967), Corona Schröter (1751), Joy Fleming (1944), and Margot Eskens (1936).

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