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Peret

1935 - 2014

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Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo puˈβil kaˈlaf], Catalan: [puˈβiʎ kəˈlaf]; 24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014), better known as Peret, was a Spanish Romani singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró (Barcelona). Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Canta y sé feliz" and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peret has received more than 122,428 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Peret is the 702nd most popular singer (up from 735th in 2019), the 975th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,019th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Spanish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peret ranks 702 out of 4,381. Before him are Gohar Gasparyan, Magda Olivero, Nelly Furtado, Al Jolson, Roza Eskenazi, and Sertab Erener. After him are Toše Proeski, Tracy Chapman, Fud Leclerc, Sergio Endrigo, Mikel Laboa, and Julio Jaramillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Peret ranks 186. Before him are Ghita Nørby, Letizia Battaglia, Akihiro Miwa, Herb Alpert, La Monte Young, and Giacomo Losi. After him are Julio Jaramillo, Lisa Gastoni, Patricia Bredin, Antonios Naguib, Michael Ballhaus, and Mohammed Basindawa. Among people deceased in 2014, Peret ranks 156. Before him are Manuel Uribe, James Rebhorn, Vasiľ Biľak, Horace Silver, Tomaž Šalamun, and Magda Olivero. After him are Jorge María Mejía, Juan Gelman, Anatoly Berezovoy, Abdelmajid Lakhal, Azlan Shah of Perak, and Paul Wild.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Peret ranks 975 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), Francesc Cambó (1876), Álvaro Arbeloa (1983), Isco (1992), Felip Pedrell (1841), and Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760). After him are José Martínez Ruiz (1873), Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934), Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213), Mikel Laboa (1934), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), and Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Peret ranks 23. Before him are Adelina Patti (1843), Manolo Escobar (1931), Marisol (1948), Joselito (1943), Montserrat Figueras (1942), and Rocío Jurado (1946). After him are Mikel Laboa (1934), José Luis Perales (1945), Pilar Lorengar (1928), Raquel Meller (1888), Chiquito de la Calzada (1932), and Alejandro Sanz (1968).

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