SINGER

Nexhmije Pagarusha

1933 - 2020

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Nexhmije Pagarusha[a] (Albanian pronunciation: [neˈd͡ʒmijɛ pagaˈɾuʃa]; 7 May 1933 – 7 February 2020) was a Kosovo-Albanian singer and actress, often referred to as the Queen of Albanian music. Pagarusha gained acclaim as a recording artist in Kosova and neighbouring countries for her distinct soprano vocal range, which she displayed performing various Kosovan folk songs during her career, which spanned 36 years, from 1948, in her debut in Radio Prishtina, to 1984, in her final concert in Sarajevo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nexhmije Pagarusha has received more than 154,243 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nexhmije Pagarusha is the 764th most popular singer (up from 3,691st in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nexhmije Pagarusha ranks 764 out of 4,381. Before her are Emmy Destinn, José Alfredo Jiménez, Alexander Vertinsky, Pilar Lorengar, Jimmy Somerville, and Johann Michael Vogl. After her are Nancy Ajram, Big Sean, E-Type, Garou, Seid Memić Vajta, and George Clinton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Nexhmije Pagarusha ranks 218. Before her are Hope Lange, Lamine Diack, Gene Kranz, Renée Taylor, Justo Tejada, and Titus Buberník. After her are Julian Bream, Marlene Ahrens, Julieta Serrano, Nino Vaccarella, Chelo Alonso, and Madhubala. Among people deceased in 2020, Nexhmije Pagarusha ranks 233. Before her are Hans-Jochen Vogel, Ken Robinson, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Gisèle Halimi, Ken Shimura, and Rubem Fonseca. After her are Nina Bocharova, Julian Bream, Alfred Körner, Marlene Ahrens, Suzy Delair, and Yevgeny Shaposhnikov.

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