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Mady Mesplé

1931 - 2020

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Mady Mesplé (7 March 1931 – 30 May 2020) was a French opera singer who was considered the leading coloratura soprano of her generation in France, and sometimes heralded as the successor to Mado Robin, with Lakmé by Delibes becoming her signature role internationally. She sang professionally for more than thirty years, with a repertoire that ranged from operetta to contemporary works. After retiring from the stage, she started teaching. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mady Mesplé has received more than 72,627 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Mady Mesplé is the 1,307th most popular singer (down from 1,065th in 2019), the 4,401st most popular biography from France (down from 3,844th in 2019) and the 81st most popular French Singer.

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  • 73k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mady Mesplé ranks 1,307 out of 4,381. Before her are Ulla Pia, Kim Gordon, Bernie Shaw, Simón Díaz, Roy Eldridge, and Paulina Rubio. After her are Anna von Mildenburg, Sheena Easton, George Wassouf, Eydie Gormé, María Grever, and Emma Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Mady Mesplé ranks 372. Before her are Adrienne Corri, Lindy Remigino, Dana Wynter, Arturo Pomar, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, and Hal Connolly. After her are Vasily Rudenkov, Ernst Degner, Nick Adams, Shirley Verrett, Dimitar Dobrev, and Konrad Stäheli. Among people deceased in 2020, Mady Mesplé ranks 403. Before her are Jahn Teigen, Muhammad Mustafa Mero, Edem Kodjo, Ulla Pia, Gulnazar Keldi, and Fernando Atzori. After her are Norman Hunter, Karl Dall, Boris Klyuyev, Gianfranco Terenzi, Robert Trump, and Rossana Rossanda.

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In France

Among people born in France, Mady Mesplé ranks 4,401 out of 6,770. Before her are Émile Souvestre (1806), Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778), Camille d'Hostun, duc de Tallard (1652), Émile Oustalet (1844), Jeannie Longo (1958), and Alain Perrin (1956). After her are Philippe Claudel (1962), Bruno Dumont (1958), Odette Bancilhon (1908), Robert Planquette (1848), Théodore Monod (1902), and Bruno Bellone (1962).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Mady Mesplé ranks 81. Before her are Jean Philippe (1931), Joséphine Fodor (1789), Bertrand Cantat (1964), Claudine Longet (1942), Jacques Higelin (1940), and Dany Dauberson (1925). After her are Philippe Jaroussky (1978), Florent Pagny (1961), Emma Shapplin (1974), Marcel Mouloudji (1922), Zazie (1964), and Danièle Dupré (1938).

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