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Michael Cretu

1957 - Today

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Michael Cretu (Romanian: Mihai Crețu, pronounced [miˈhaj ˈkretsu]; born 18 May 1957) is a Romanian-born German musician, composer and record producer. He gained worldwide fame as the founder and musician behind the musical project Enigma, which he formed in 1990. Cretu began a music career in 1976 as a solo artist and released numerous studio albums as well as writing and producing albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sandra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Cretu has received more than 1,060,685 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Michael Cretu is the 280th most popular musician (up from 341st in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Romania (up from 100th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Romanian Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michael Cretu ranks 280 out of 3,175. Before him are Slash, Arthur Nikisch, Grigory Sokolov, Roger Daltrey, Art Blakey, and Burt Bacharach. After him are Mischa Maisky, Marilyn Manson, Ian Curtis, Bill Haley, Sidney Bechet, and Kirk Hammett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Michael Cretu ranks 41. Before him are Luis Garavito, Michael Madsen, Marita Koch, Shane MacGowan, Ivo Josipović, and Masayoshi Son. After him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Anna Lindh, Caroline Kennedy, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, John Turturro, and Fran Drescher.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Michael Cretu ranks 84 out of 844. Before him are Ion Mihai Pacepa (1928), Mircea II of Wallachia (1422), Iolanda Balaș (1936), Peter Mogila (1596), Nicolae Iorga (1871), and Ana Aslan (1897). After him are Pertevniyal Sultan (1812), Horia Sima (1907), Ion Țiriac (1939), Endre Ady (1877), Angelica Rozeanu (1921), and György Kurtág (1926).

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Among MUSICIANS In Romania

Among musicians born in Romania, Michael Cretu ranks 4. Before him are Gheorghe Zamfir (1941), Clara Haskil (1895), and Dinu Lipatti (1917). After him are Radu Lupu (1945), Edward Maya (1986), and Ovidiu Cernăuțeanu (1974).

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