SINGER

Luiz Gonzaga

1912 - 1989

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Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento (standard orthography 'Luís'; Portuguese pronunciation: [luˈiz ɡõˈzaɡɐ]; December 13, 1912 – August 2, 1989) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musician and poet and one of the most influential figures of Brazilian popular music in the twentieth century. He has been credited with having presented the rich universe of Northeastern musical genres to all of Brazil, having popularized the musical genre baião and has been called a "revolutionary" by Antônio Carlos Jobim. According to Caetano Veloso, he was the first significant cultural event with mass appeal in Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luiz Gonzaga has received more than 189,488 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Luiz Gonzaga is the 902nd most popular singer (down from 776th in 2019), the 376th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 295th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 902 out of 4,381. Before her are Kićo Slabinac, Randy Meisner, Neneh Cherry, Theo Adam, Damo Suzuki, and Hande Yener. After her are Éva Marton, Benny Moré, Vince Neil, Loretta Lynn, Francesco Guccini, and Wenche Myhre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 197. Before her are Viviane Romance, Jacques Soustelle, Bojan Adamič, Ernst Lehner, Winthrop Rockefeller, and Khalid Bakdash. After her are Nihat Erim, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Bayard Rustin, John Frost, Northrop Frye, and Barbara Hutton. Among people deceased in 1989, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 154. Before her are Clyde Geronimi, Ćamil Sijarić, Thorkild Hansen, Gilles Andriamahazo, Nikolai Grinko, and Hilmar Baunsgaard. After her are Henri Sauguet, Huey P. Newton, Jean-Michel Charlier, Anton Diffring, János Farkas, and Kaj Franck.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 376 out of 2,236. Before her are Silva Batuta (1940), Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847), Marta (1986), Daishiro Yoshimura (1947), Otto Glória (1917), and Frei Galvão (1739). After her are José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), Carlos María de Alvear (1789), Marina Silva (1958), Juliano Belletti (1976), Serginho (1971), and Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Luiz Gonzaga ranks 10. Before her are Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Elza Soares (1930), Jorge Ben (1942), and Naná Vasconcelos (1944). After her are Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), Flora Purim (1942), Michel Teló (1981), Clara Nunes (1942), and Beth Carvalho (1946).

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