SINGER

Roberto Carlos

1941 - Today

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Roberto Carlos Braga (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁoˈbɛʁtu ˈkaʁlus]; born 19 April 1941) is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as "King of Latin Music" or simply "the King". Most of his songs were written in partnership with his friend Erasmo Carlos (no relation). Roberto Carlos has sold over 70 million albums around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roberto Carlos has received more than 6,103,992 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Roberto Carlos is the 147th most popular singer (down from 141st in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 45th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Singer.

Roberto Carlos is most famous for being a Brazilian football player and captain of the Brazil national team.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roberto Carlos ranks 147 out of 4,381. Before him are John Lee Hooker, Bryan Ferry, Billy Joel, Astrud Gilberto, Chris Norman, and Esma Redžepova. After him are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Barbara Strozzi, Ofra Haza, Shakira, Georges Brassens, and Sofia Rotaru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Roberto Carlos ranks 66. Before him are Claudine Auger, Pierre Agostini, Jacques Perrin, Ray Tomlinson, Ivica Osim, and Theodor W. Hänsch. After him are Jürgen Prochnow, Chick Corea, Franco Columbu, Milan Kučan, Jules A. Hoffmann, and Ritchie Valens.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Roberto Carlos ranks 58 out of 2,236. Before him are Gérson (1941), Tostão (1947), Caetano Veloso (1942), Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1931), Astrud Gilberto (1940), and Ademir de Menezes (1922). After him are Gilberto Gil (1942), Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior (1943), Deodoro da Fonseca (1827), Vinicius de Moraes (1913), Machado de Assis (1839), and Hebe Camargo (1929).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Roberto Carlos ranks 2. Before him are Astrud Gilberto (1940). After him are Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Elza Soares (1930), Jorge Ben (1942), Naná Vasconcelos (1944), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), and Lisa Ono (1962).

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