SINGER

Renaud

1952 - Today

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Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (French pronunciation: [ʁəno pjɛʁ manɥɛl seʃɑ̃]; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter. With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers. Several of his songs are popular classics in France, including the sea tale "Dès que le vent soufflera", the irreverent "Laisse béton", the ballad "Morgane de toi" and the nostalgic "Mistral gagnant". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Renaud has received more than 418,113 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Renaud is the 710th most popular singer (down from 700th in 2019), the 3,135th most popular biography from France (down from 3,128th in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Renaud ranks 710 out of 4,381. Before him are Tracy Chapman, Fud Leclerc, Sergio Endrigo, Mikel Laboa, Julio Jaramillo, and Fergie. After him are Fyodor Stravinsky, SZA, Dragana Mirković, H.P. Baxxter, Polad Bülbüloğlu, and Gladys Knight.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Renaud ranks 191. Before him are Wim Rijsbergen, Jacques Santini, Peter Haber, Annette O'Toole, Grigory Yavlinsky, and Ng Man-tat. After him are Ralf Edström, Lam Ching-ying, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Randy Savage, Jeff Fahey, and Luis Moreno Ocampo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Renaud ranks 3,135 out of 6,770. Before him are Eugène Isabey (1803), Charles Henri Hector d'Estaing (1729), Bertrand of Orléans-Braganza (1941), Beatus Rhenanus (1485), Peter Chanel (1803), and Itta of Metz (592). After him are Claude Le Jeune (1528), Jean Leray (1906), Salomon de Brosse (1571), Henri Lebasque (1865), Auguste Barbier (1805), and Raymond Sommer (1906).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Renaud ranks 47. Before him are Jean Ferrat (1930), Isabelle Aubret (1938), Michel Berger (1947), Roberto Alagna (1963), Brigitte Fontaine (1939), and Fud Leclerc (1924). After him are Pierre Gaveaux (1761), Edita Piekha (1937), Indila (1984), Hugues Aufray (1929), Pierre Bachelet (1944), and Michel Delpech (1946).

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