MUSICIAN

Phạm Duy

1921 - 2013

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Phạm Duy (5 October 1921 – 27 January 2013) was one of Vietnam's most prolific songwriters with a musical career that spanned more than seven decades through some of the most turbulent periods of Vietnamese history and with more than one thousand songs to his credit, he is widely considered one of the three most salient and influential figures of modern Vietnamese music, along with Văn Cao and Trịnh Công Sơn. His music is noted for combining elements of traditional music with new methods, creating melodies that are both modern and traditional. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phạm Duy has received more than 113,382 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Phạm Duy is the 1,572nd most popular musician (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 88th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Vietnamese Musician.

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  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Phạm Duy ranks 1,572 out of 3,175. Before him are Boots Randolph, Peter Baltes, Michael Tilson Thomas, Michael Franks, Trilok Gurtu, and Skip James. After him are Laura Fygi, Peter Tork, Horace Andy, Marius Müller-Westernhagen, Kenny Barron, and Ray Parker Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Phạm Duy ranks 349. Before him are Hal David, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, Aldo Gordini, Cyrille Adoula, John Pritchard, and Dennis Brain. After him are Denys de La Patellière, Herb Ellis, Giorgio Scarlatti, Josef Holeček, Abdul Qadir al-Badri, and Patricia Wrightson. Among people deceased in 2013, Phạm Duy ranks 358. Before him are Danièle Dupré, Joseph Paul Franklin, Giuseppe Casari, Stan Musial, Lucyna Winnicka, and Bill Smith. After him are Giovanni Cheli, Denys de La Patellière, Henry Taylor, Gerard Cieślik, Mirja Hietamies, and Santiago Santamaría.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Phạm Duy ranks 96 out of 136. Before him are Trịnh Công Sơn (1939), Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1940), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934), Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938), and Ngô Bảo Châu (1972). After him are Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908), Dany Carrel (1932), Jane Luu (1963), Yvon Petra (1916), Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954), and Hanoi Hannah (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In Vietnam

Among musicians born in Vietnam, Phạm Duy ranks 3. Before him are Riccardo Cocciante (1946), and Trịnh Công Sơn (1939).

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