SINGER

Lucho Gatica

1928 - 2018

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Luis Enrique Gatica Silva (11 August 1928 – 13 November 2018), better known as Lucho Gatica was a Chilean bolero singer, film actor, and television host known as "the King of Bolero". He is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential exponents of the bolero and one of the most popular of all time worldwide. It is estimated that Gatica released more than 90 recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucho Gatica has received more than 178,376 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Lucho Gatica is the 1,241st most popular singer (down from 1,140th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Chile (up from 99th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chilean Singer.

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  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lucho Gatica ranks 1,241 out of 4,381. Before him are Jennie, Yulduz Usmonova, Zara Dolukhanova, Xzibit, Anouk, and Martha Mödl. After him are Fred Bongusto, Tiziano Ferro, Taos Amrouche, Glykeria, Skeeter Davis, and Rosario Flores.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Lucho Gatica ranks 384. Before him are Germà Colón, Belaid Abdessalam, Jean Barraqué, Horst Stein, Rance Howard, and Garry Winogrand. After him are Klaus von Dohnanyi, Jan Pieter Schotte, Stanley Baker, Vladimir Toporov, Takako Doi, and Washington Ortuño. Among people deceased in 2018, Lucho Gatica ranks 296. Before him are Vinnie Paul, Jacques Higelin, Győző Kulcsár, Mary Carlisle, Mario Perniola, and Oleg Anofriyev. After him are Luigi Radice, Shinobu Sekine, Clint Walker, Branislav Pokrajac, Andrei Bitov, and Morgana King.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Lucho Gatica ranks 90 out of 321. Before him are Sergio Livingstone (1920), José Joaquín Pérez (1801), Juan Antonio Ríos (1888), Jorge Edwards (1931), Gary Medel (1987), and Eliseo Salazar (1954). After him are César Espinoza (1900), Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1858), Marcelo Ríos (1975), George Robledo (1926), Víctor Morales (1905), and Luis Ayala (1932).

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Among SINGERS In Chile

Among singers born in Chile, Lucho Gatica ranks 2. Before him are Víctor Jara (1932). After him are Mon Laferte (1983), Nicole (1977), Américo (1977), and Jena Lee (1987).

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