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Peter Maffay

1949 - Today

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Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (ˌpe.tɐ.ˈma.faɪ̯), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Maffay has received more than 406,024 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Peter Maffay is the 1,015th most popular singer (up from 1,032nd in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Romania (down from 292nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Peter Maffay ranks 1,015 out of 4,381. Before him are Margot Hielscher, Eric Johnson, Rita, Johnny Pacheco, Toni Braxton, and Jon Brion. After him are Vaçe Zela, Wolfgang Windgassen, Josepha Weber, Carlos Marín, Beth Hart, and Billy Ocean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Peter Maffay ranks 329. Before him are Keith Rowley, César Aira, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Nené, Bonnie Raitt, and Boualem Sansal. After him are Ádám Fischer, Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Kalkot Mataskelekele, Antonello Venditti, Pamela Reed, and Corneliu Vadim Tudor.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Peter Maffay ranks 295 out of 844. Before him are Elena Văcărescu (1864), Aurel Popovici (1863), Lupu Pick (1886), Dumitru Prunariu (1952), Nicolae Ciucă (1967), and Barbu Catargiu (1807). After him are Nicolae Neagoe (1941), Liviu Librescu (1930), George Coșbuc (1866), Alexandru Macedonski (1854), Emil Boc (1966), and András Kovács (1925).

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Among SINGERS In Romania

Among singers born in Romania, Peter Maffay ranks 6. Before him are Júlia Várady (1941), Angela Gheorghiu (1965), Ileana Cotrubaș (1939), Inna (1986), and Kadriye Nurmambet (1933). After him are Alexandra Stan (1989), Alma Gluck (1884), Paula Seling (1978), Elena Gheorghe (1985), Luminița Anghel (1968), and Mălina Olinescu (1974).

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