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Michel Sardou

1947 - Today

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Michel Charles Sardou (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʃaʁl saʁdu] ; born 26 January 1947) is a French singer and occasional actor. He is known not only for his love songs ("La maladie d'amour", "Je vais t'aimer"), but also for songs dealing with various social and political issues, such as the rights of women in Islamic countries ("Musulmanes"), clerical celibacy ("Le curé"), colonialism ("Le temps des colonies", "Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout") or the death penalty ("Je suis pour"). Another sometimes controversial theme found in some of his songs ("Les Ricains" and "Monsieur le Président de France" for example) is his respect and support for the culture and foreign policies of the United States of America. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Sardou has received more than 421,913 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Michel Sardou is the 513th most popular singer (up from 553rd in 2019), the 2,582nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,645th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular French Singer.

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  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Michel Sardou ranks 513 out of 3,528Before him are Anita Mui, Al Martino, Leyla Gencer, Lidia Ruslanova, Patti Page, and Jean Ferrat. After him are John Lydon, Sharon den Adel, Violetta Villas, Halsey, Dinah Washington, and Kathleen Ferrier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Michel Sardou ranks 198Before him are Petra Kelly, Noritaka Hidaka, Maria Farantouri, Bryan Brown, Alain Connes, and Adolfo Rodríguez Saá. After him are Thomas Cech, Deborah Lipstadt, Patrice Leconte, Aleksander Krupa, Nancy Fraser, and Emmylou Harris.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Sardou ranks 2,582 out of 6,011Before him are Gustave Le Gray (1820), Albert Robida (1848), Louison Bobet (1925), Jean Ferrat (1930), Pierre Clastres (1934), and Roussel de Bailleul (1100). After him are Marcel L'Herbier (1888), Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine (1714), Gérard Oury (1919), Maurice René Fréchet (1878), Odo II, Count of Blois (983), and Marie Dubois (1937).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Michel Sardou ranks 32Before him are Alexis Korner (1928), Tino Rossi (1907), Patrick Hernandez (1949), Jacques Pills (1906), Séverine (1948), and Jean Ferrat (1930). After him are Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), Isabelle Aubret (1938), Alan Stivell (1944), Aristide Bruant (1851), Line Renaud (1928), and Zaz (1980).