1961 - Today
Manu Chao (Galician pronunciation: [ˈmanu ˈtʃao]; born José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao, 21 June 1961) is a French-Spanish singer. He sings in French, Spanish, English, Italian, Arabic, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Greek, and occasionally in other languages. Chao began his musical career in Paris, busking and playing with groups such as Hot Pants and Los Carayos, which combined a variety of languages and musical styles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manu Chao has received more than 1,746,585 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Manu Chao is the 159th most popular singer (down from 133rd in 2019), the 1,062nd most popular biography from France (down from 916th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Singer.
Manu Chao is a French singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Spanish origin. He is most famous for his music, which blends rock, ska, and world music.
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Among singers, Manu Chao ranks 159 out of 3,541. Before him are Nina Hagen, Caterina Valente, Billy Joel, Ben E. King, Shakira, and Suzi Quatro. After him are Otis Redding, Susan Boyle, Thomas Anders, Astrud Gilberto, John Denver, and Chester Bennington.
1955 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 153
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 154
1949 - Present
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 155
1938 - 2015
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 156
1977 - Present
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 157
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 158
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 159
1941 - 1967
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 160
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 161
1963 - Present
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 162
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 163
1943 - 1997
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 164
1976 - 2017
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 165
Among people born in 1961, Manu Chao ranks 21. Before him are Woody Harrelson, Robert Carlyle, Erna Solberg, Forest Whitaker, Joko Widodo, and Meg Ryan. After him are Carlos Valderrama, Susan Boyle, Nastassja Kinski, Tim Roth, Laurence Fishburne, and Alfonso Cuarón.
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 15
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 16
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 18
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 19
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 20
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 21
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 22
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 23
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 24
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 25
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 26
1961 - Present
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 27
Among people born in France, Manu Chao ranks 1,062 out of 5,234. Before him are Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772), Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Émile Bernard (1868), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695). After him are Jean Gerson (1363), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889), François Achille Bazaine (1811), Élisée Reclus (1830), Pierre Mignard (1612), and Jean Dausset (1916).
1772 - 1804
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 1,056
1805 - 1871
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1,057
1895 - 1964
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1,058
1868 - 1941
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1,059
1952 - Present
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 1,060
1695 - 1719
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,061
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,062
1363 - 1429
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,063
1889 - 1952
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,064
1811 - 1888
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 1,065
1830 - 1905
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 1,066
1612 - 1695
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 1,067
1916 - 2009
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1,068
Among singers born in France, Manu Chao ranks 15. Before him are Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Maria Malibran (1808), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Charles Trenet (1913), Georges Brassens (1921), and Caterina Valente (1931). After him are Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), Desireless (1952), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Barbara (1930), Anne-Marie David (1952), and Christophe (1945).
1974 - Present
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 9
1808 - 1836
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 10
1927 - 2001
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 11
1913 - 2001
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 12
1921 - 1981
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 13
1931 - Present
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 14
1961 - Present
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 15
1737 - 1814
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 16
1952 - Present
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 17
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 18
1930 - 1997
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 19
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 20
1945 - 2020
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 21