1960 - Today
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 77,606 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Malouma is the 2,254th most popular musician (down from 2,251st in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Mauritania (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Mauritanian Musician.
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Among musicians, Malouma ranks 2,254 out of 2,662. Before her are Perry Farrell, Sébastien Tellier, R3hab, John Leckie, Paz Lenchantin, and Jimmy McCulloch. After her are Stan Bush, Cheryl, Eugene Hütz, Delta Goodrem, Erick Morillo, and L.A. Reid.
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 2,248
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 2,249
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 2,250
1949 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 2,251
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 2,252
1953 - 1979
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 2,253
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 2,254
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 2,255
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 2,256
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 2,257
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 2,258
1971 - 2020
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 2,259
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 2,260
Among people born in 1960, Malouma ranks 522. Before her are Paul Harrington, Takashi Sekizuka, Inger Helene Nybråten, Al Joyner, Hubert Neuper, and Kim Christofte. After her are Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Prvoslav Vujcic, Leroy Chiao, Road Warrior Animal, Éric Caritoux, and Juan Simón.
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 516
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.30
Rank: 517
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 518
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 519
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 520
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 521
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 522
1960 - 1993
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 523
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 524
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.08
Rank: 525
1960 - 2020
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 526
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 527
1960 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 528
Among people born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 13 out of 16. Before her are Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Louly (1943), Med Hondo (1936), Ely Ould Mohamed Vall (1953), Abderrahmane Sissako (1961), Yahya Ould Hademine (1953), and Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf (1957). After her are Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar (1957), Mamoudou Athie (1988), and Adama Ba (1993).
1943 - 2019
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 7
1936 - 2019
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1953 - 2017
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.58
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 11
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 12
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 13
1957 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 14
1988 - Present
HPI: 27.66
Rank: 15
1993 - Present
HPI: 25.92
Rank: 16
Among musicians born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 1.