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Malouma

1960 - Today

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Malouma Mint El Meidah (Arabic: المعلومة منت الميداح, romanized: al-Maʿlūma Mint al-Maydāḥ), also simply Maalouma or Malouma ( ; born October 1, 1960), is a Mauritanian singer, songwriter and politician. Raised in the south-west of the country by parents versed in traditional Mauritanian music, she first performed when she was twelve, soon featuring in solo concerts. Her first song "Habibi Habeytou" harshly criticized the way in which women were treated by their husbands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malouma has received more than 82,890 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Malouma is the 2,256th most popular musician (down from 2,245th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Mauritania (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Mauritanian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 83k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Malouma ranks 2,256 out of 3,175. Before her are Farin Urlaub, Michael Moran, Shawn Drover, Dave Sabo, Hughie Thomasson, and Rupert Hine. After her are Dave Bartholomew, Carl W. Stalling, Duke Pearson, Dan Fogelberg, Lucky Thompson, and Aaron Burckhard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Malouma ranks 526. Before her are Michelle Paver, Scott McCloud, Sergey Menyaylo, Diane Williams, Carlos Alberto Santos, and Aimee Mann. After her are Michel Faber, Rivo Rakotovao, Frederik Ndoci, Christopher Cousins, Chuck D, and Kenny Garrett.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 14 out of 20. Before her are Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957), Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), and Yahya Ould Hademine (1953). After her are Gerardo Miranda (1956), Mamoudou Athie (1988), Dominique Da Sylva (1989), Bessam (1987), Adama Ba (1993), and Aly Abeid (1997).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mauritania

Among musicians born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 1. 

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    Malouma

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 41.08

    Rank: 1

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