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Oumou Sangaré

1968 - Today

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Oumou Sangaré (Bambara: Umu Sangare; born 25 February 1968 in Bamako) is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician of Fulani or Fula descent. She is often referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oumou Sangaré has received more than 423,592 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Oumou Sangaré is the 1,989th most popular singer (down from 1,897th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Mali (down from 27th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Malian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Oumou Sangaré ranks 1,989 out of 3,528Before her are Tom Angelripper, Jan Peerce, Dave Williams, Mary Costa, Lotta Engberg, and Fred Schneider. After her are Melanie Martinez, Patricia Petibon, Roy Brown, Elsa Lunghini, Leona Lewis, and Kitty Wells.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Oumou Sangaré ranks 379Before her are Petar Naumoski, Donna D'Errico, Alejandra Guzmán, Heather Mills, Fernando León de Aranoa, and Miodrag Božović. After her are John DiMaggio, Andriy Kuzmenko, Cheryl Strayed, Mateja Svet, Uwe Rösler, and Jean-Philippe Gatien.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Oumou Sangaré ranks 35 out of 62Before her are Soumaïla Cissé (1949), Modibo Sidibé (1952), Cheick Modibo Diarra (1952), Assimi Goïta (1983), Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (1945), and Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954). After her are Amadou Sanogo (1972), Boubou Cissé (1974), Aya Nakamura (1995), Cheick Diabaté (1988), Rokia Traoré (1974), and Koman Coulibaly (1970).

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Among SINGERS In Mali

Among singers born in Mali, Oumou Sangaré ranks 3Before her are Ali Farka Touré (1939) and Boubacar Traoré (1942). After her are Aya Nakamura (1995), Rokia Traoré (1974), and Inna Modja (1984).