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Luz Casal

1958 - Today

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María Luz Casal Paz (Spanish pronunciation: [luθ kaˈsal]; born 11 November 1958) is a Spanish rock singer. She grew up in Boimorto, Galicia (Spain), took singing, piano and ballet classes, and moved to Madrid to pursue a career as a musician. She became famous in the early 1980s, and remained an important figure in Spanish pop music all through said decade and beyond, with her sound gradually maturing towards soft adult pop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luz Casal has received more than 210,102 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Luz Casal is the 1,361st most popular singer (down from 1,290th in 2019), the 1,526th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,427th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Spanish Singer.

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  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luz Casal ranks 1,361 out of 4,381. Before her are Emma Shapplin, Sara Tavares, Kenan Doğulu, Inger Berggren, Kirsty MacColl, and Irina Arkhipova. After her are Raquel Rastenni, Anneliese Rothenberger, Agathonas Iakovidis, Tommy Seebach, Max Raabe, and Diana Damrau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Luz Casal ranks 251. Before her are Amanda Bearse, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Wendy Makkena, Yu Suzuki, and Matt Frewer. After her are Bernard Fellay, Alexander Nevzorov, Zoran Vujović, Grandmaster Flash, Abdul Kabir, and Frank Mill.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Luz Casal ranks 1,526 out of 3,355. Before her are Manuel Arce y Ochotorena (1879), Francisco Martínez Soria (1902), Rafael Azcona (1926), Carlos Marchena (1979), Lobo Carrasco (1959), and Blanca Fernández Ochoa (1963). After her are Margarita Robles (1956), Gregorio Marañón (1887), Pasieguito (1925), Martí de Riquer i Morera (1914), Luis García (1978), and Urbano Navarrete Cortés (1920).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Luz Casal ranks 43. Before her are Paloma San Basilio (1950), Rosario Flores (1963), Ana Torroja (1959), Enrique Morente (1942), Miguel Fleta (1897), and Concha Piquer (1908). After her are Rosalía (1993), Víctor Balaguer (1921), José Guardiola (1930), Álvaro Soler (1991), Concha Buika (1972), and Soraya Arnelas (1982).

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