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MUSICIAN

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 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Malouma ranks 2,254 out of 2,662Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Malouma ranks 522Before 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.

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In Mauritania

Among people born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 13 out of 16Before 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).

Among MUSICIANS In Mauritania

Among musicians born in Mauritania, Malouma ranks 1