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Nicolas Jaar

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Nicolas Jaar (English: , Spanish: [ˈɟʝaɾ]; né Nicolás Jaar; born 10 January 1990) is an American composer and musician. Among his notable works are the albums Space Is Only Noise (2011), Sirens (2016), and Cenizas (2020). He has also released three albums as one half of his band Darkside (Psychic, 2013, Spiral, 2021 and Nothing, 2025) and two further albums under the alias Against All Logic. After folding his record label Clown & Sunset in 2013, Jaar founded Other People and has since released many experimental recordings through the imprint, including works by Lydia Lunch, Pierre Bastien, John Wall and Lucrecia Dalt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas Jaar is the 2,552nd most popular musician (up from 3,031st in 2024), the 14,186th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,244th in 2019) and the 1,056th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nicolas Jaar ranks 2,552 out of 3,175. Before him are DJ Ashba, Andraé Crouch, Dirk Verbeuren, Bob Johnston, Gus G, and Billy Taylor. After him are Sarah Caldwell, Toby Fox, Bruce Fairbairn, Tony Alva, Derrick May, and Roger Sanchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Nicolas Jaar ranks 243. Before him are Yuya Osako, Florian Munteanu, Lindsey Morgan, Saad Al Sheeb, Dodô, and Etika. After him are Song Ji-eun, Im Soo-hyang, Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, Josh O'Connor, Mix Diskerud, and Ørjan Nyland.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nicolas Jaar ranks 14,190 out of 20,380. Before him are Justin Berfield (1986), Michael J. McCulley (1943), Drew Fuller (1980), Sam Kinison (1953), Paul Dini (1957), and Hakeem Jeffries (1970). After him are Theresa Saldana (1954), Young Maylay (1979), Sarah Caldwell (1924), Gabourey Sidibe (1983), Peter Fitzgerald (1960), and Michael Porter Jr. (1998).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nicolas Jaar ranks 1,056. Before him are Sean Kinney (1966), Erick Morillo (1971), DJ Ashba (1972), Andraé Crouch (1942), Bob Johnston (1932), and Billy Taylor (1921). After him are Sarah Caldwell (1924), Toby Fox (1991), Tony Alva (1957), Derrick May (1963), Roger Sanchez (1967), and Earl Palmer (1924).

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