SINGER
Rita
1962 - Today
Rita
Rita Jahan-Farouz (Hebrew: ריטה יהאן-פָרוּז), known mononymously as Rita, is an Israeli singer and actress. In 2011, she became famous in Iran after the release of various pop records in which she sings in her native Persian language. In 2012, Israeli producer Amer Payami managed her album All My Joys, also sung in Persian; it was popular in Israel and Iran, going gold in Israel after three weeks. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rita has received more than 156,725 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Rita is the 1,011th most popular singer (up from 1,390th in 2019), the 354th most popular biography from Iran (down from 346th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iranian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
56.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
4.77
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Rita ranks 1,011 out of 4,381. Before her are Enzo Ghinazzi, Dee Snider, Tony Renis, Erkin Koray, Margot Hielscher, and Eric Johnson. After her are Johnny Pacheco, Toni Braxton, Jon Brion, Peter Maffay, Vaçe Zela, and Wolfgang Windgassen.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEnzo Ghinazzi
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,005
Dee Snider
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,006
Tony Renis
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,007
Erkin Koray
1941 - 2023
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,008
Margot Hielscher
1919 - 2017
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,009
Eric Johnson
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,010
Rita
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,011
Johnny Pacheco
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,012
Toni Braxton
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,013
Jon Brion
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,014
Peter Maffay
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,015
Vaçe Zela
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,016
Wolfgang Windgassen
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,017
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1962, Rita ranks 181. Before her are Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Jack Irons, Ari Folman, Julio César Chávez, Kim Vilfort, and Birgit Fischer. After her are Choi Myung-gil, Yuri Gidzenko, Titus Welliver, Magdalena Georgieva, Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, and Federico Franco.
Others Born in 1962
Go to all RankingsIbrahim Mohamed Solih
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 175
Jack Irons
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 176
Ari Folman
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 177
Julio César Chávez
BOXER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 178
Kim Vilfort
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 179
Birgit Fischer
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 180
Rita
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 181
Choi Myung-gil
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 182
Yuri Gidzenko
ASTRONAUT
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 183
Titus Welliver
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 184
Magdalena Georgieva
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 185
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 186
Federico Franco
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 187
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Rita ranks 354 out of 631. Before her are Mohsen Rezaee (1954), Fazlullah Nouri (1843), Haj Ali Razmara (1901), Bahram Beyzai (1938), Shapur IV (null), and Irán Eory (1939). After her are Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel (1945), Bozorg Alavi (1904), Hushang Ebtehaj (1928), Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (1935), Hassan Ali Mansur (1923), and Zia ol Din Tabatabaee (1888).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsMohsen Rezaee
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 348
Fazlullah Nouri
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1909
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 349
Haj Ali Razmara
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1951
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 350
Bahram Beyzai
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 351
Shapur IV
POLITICIAN
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 352
Irán Eory
ACTOR
1939 - 2002
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 353
Rita
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 354
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 355
Bozorg Alavi
WRITER
1904 - 1997
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 356
Hushang Ebtehaj
WRITER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 357
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 358
Hassan Ali Mansur
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 359
Zia ol Din Tabatabaee
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1969
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 360
Among SINGERS In Iran
Among singers born in Iran, Rita ranks 6. Before her are Googoosh (1950), Hayedeh (1942), Mohammad-Reza Shajarian (1940), Arash (1977), and Sami Yusuf (1980). After her are Ebi (1949), Dariush (1951), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Andy (1958), Laleh (1982), and Shohreh (1959).
Googoosh
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1
Hayedeh
1942 - 1990
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 2
Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
1940 - 2020
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 3
Arash
1977 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 4
Sami Yusuf
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 5
Rita
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 6
Ebi
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7
Dariush
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 8
Shahram Nazeri
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 9
Andy
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 10
Laleh
1982 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 11
Shohreh
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 12