SINGER

Oumou Sangaré

1968 - Today

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Oumou Sangaré (Bambara: Umu Sangare; born 25 February 1968) is a Malian Wassoulou singer of Fulani (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 459,113 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Oumou Sangaré is the 1,920th most popular singer (up from 1,982nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Mali (up from 35th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Malian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Oumou Sangaré ranks 1,920 out of 4,381. Before her are Jessie J, Sergio Dalma, Sergej Ćetković, Mark Murphy, Apl.de.ap, and Haha. After her are Joey Belladonna, Kōji Wada, Christer Björkman, Liv Kristine, Jacek Kaczmarski, and Sherine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Oumou Sangaré ranks 363. Before her are Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini, Antonio Tarver, Alejandra Guzmán, Francois Botha, Masahiko Harada, and Aya Hisakawa. After her are Bill Burr, Tomas Svensson, Vickie Guerrero, Heather Mills, Anky van Grunsven, and Jørn Lande.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Oumou Sangaré ranks 31 out of 72. Before her are Choguel Kokalla Maïga (1958), Malick Sidibé (1935), Toumani Diabaté (1965), Modibo Sidibé (1952), Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé (1948), and Cheick Modibo Diarra (1952). After her are Ousmane Issoufi Maïga (1945), Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga (1954), Soumaïla Cissé (1949), Hamari Traoré (1992), Boubou Cissé (1974), and Koman Coulibaly (1970).

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Among SINGERS In Mali

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

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