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Mylène Farmer

1961 - Today

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Mylène Jeanne Gautier (French: [milɛn ʒan ɡotje]; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (pronounced [milɛn faʁmœʁ]), is a French singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France, where she holds the record for the most number one hit singles, with twenty-one – eight of which were consecutive.Born in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada (a former city now part of the Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro), to French parents, the family soon relocated to Chaville, near Paris, where Farmer pursued a career in modelling and acting. She later gained prominence as a recording artist with the release of her debut single "Maman a tort" in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mylène Farmer has received more than 1,472,493 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Mylène Farmer is the 260th most popular singer (up from 311th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Canada (up from 74th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Canadian Singer.

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  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mylène Farmer ranks 260 out of 3,528Before her are Sonny Bono, Johnny Logan, Hank Williams, Teresa Berganza, Corry Brokken, and Fabrizio De André. After her are Jessye Norman, Victoria de los Ángeles, Christa Ludwig, Shirley Bassey, Sade, and Jimmy Cliff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Mylène Farmer ranks 38Before her are António Costa, Julia Gillard, James Gandolfini, Karl von Habsburg, Erna Solberg, and Dave Mustaine. After her are Ricky Gervais, Lisa Gerrard, Andoni Zubizarreta, Dmitry Muratov, Erwin Koeman, and Wayne Gretzky.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mylène Farmer ranks 71 out of 1,350Before her are Princess Margriet of the Netherlands (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), David H. Hubel (1926), Linda Evangelista (1965), Edward Dmytryk (1908), and John Charles Fields (1863). After her are Norman Bethune (1890), Avril Lavigne (1984), A. E. van Vogt (1912), Wayne Gretzky (1961), Rachel McAdams (1978), and Yvonne De Carlo (1922).

Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Mylène Farmer ranks 5Before her are Celine Dion (1968), Bryan Adams (1959), Paul Anka (1941), and Drake (1986). After her are Justin Bieber (1994), Denny Doherty (1940), Shania Twain (1965), Nelly Furtado (1978), Shawn Mendes (1998), Michael Bublé (1975), and Alanis Morissette (1974).

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