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Malouma

1960 - Today

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Malouma Mint El Mokhtar Ould El Meidah (Arabic: المعلومة منت المخطار ولد الميداح), 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. Though an immediate success, it caused an outcry from the traditional ruling classes. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Malouma is the 1,902nd most popular musician (up from 2,259th in 2024), the 11th most popular biography from Mauritania (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Mauritanian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Malouma ranks 1,902 out of 3,175. Before her are Augustus Pablo, Roy Bittan, Earl Wild, Rolf Harris, Hirokazu Tanaka, and Henry Vestine. After her are Ringo Sheena, Chick Webb, Dan Hartman, Boz Burrell, Frank Ferrer, and Skrillex.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Malouma ranks 430. Before her are Håkan Loob, Carol Yager, Olaf Ludwig, Ján Figeľ, Jiří Rusnok, and Dorothy Stratten. After her are Johnny Van Zant, Catherine Destivelle, Corine Mauch, Rimantas Šadžius, Pascal Fabre, and Paolo Pezzi.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 11 out of 20. Before her are Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi (1938), Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Mustafa Ould Salek (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), and Mohamed Ould Bilal (1963). After her are Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957), Gerardo Miranda (1956), Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya (1961), and Mokhtar Ould Djay (1973).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mauritania

Among musicians born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 1. 

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    Malouma

    1960 - Present

    HPI: 52.83

    Rank: 1

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