SINGER

Rocío Jurado

1946 - 2006

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María del Rocío Mohedano Jurado (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈθi.o xuˈɾaðo], 18 September 1943 – 1 June 2006), better known as Rocío Jurado, was a Spanish singer and actress. She was born in Chipiona (Cádiz) and nicknamed "La más grande" ("The Greatest"). In 2000 in New York City, she won the prize "La voz del Milenio" for best female voice of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rocío Jurado has received more than 315,749 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Rocío Jurado is the 651st most popular singer (up from 668th in 2019), the 922nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 947th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Rocío Jurado ranks 651 out of 4,381Before her are Percy Sledge, Mongo Santamaría, Gino Paoli, Marianna Martines, Big Mama Thornton, and Roberto Alagna. After her are Del Shannon, Wadih El Safi, Rick Parfitt, Sinan Sakić, Al Green, and Ljuba Welitsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Rocío Jurado ranks 253Before her are Bruce Davison, László Polgár, Eduardo Camaño, Daouda Malam Wanké, Minoru Kobata, and Stuart Wilson. After her are Al Green, Michael Czerny, Ewa Kłobukowska, Jeff Wall, Camilo Sesto, and Adam Michnik. Among people deceased in 2006, Rocío Jurado ranks 138Before her are Valentín Paniagua, Caspar Weinberger, Shoshana Damari, Yuval Ne'eman, Red Buttons, and Seymour Martin Lipset. After her are Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Brudos, Shigeru Kayano, John Profumo, Mickey Hargitay, and Ghulam Ishaq Khan.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rocío Jurado ranks 922 out of 3,355Before her are Pablo Iglesias Posse (1850), Domingo de Soto (1494), Fructuosus of Braga (601), Carlos Westendorp (1937), Juan de Garay (1528), and Anselmo Lorenzo (1841). After her are Jesús Navas (1985), Marcelino García Toral (1965), Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque (1342), Ricardo Viñes (1875), Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), and Pedro González de Mendoza (1428).

Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Rocío Jurado ranks 22Before her are Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Adelina Patti (1843), Manolo Escobar (1931), Marisol (1948), Joselito (1943), and Montserrat Figueras (1942). After her are Peret (1935), Mikel Laboa (1934), José Luis Perales (1945), Pilar Lorengar (1928), Raquel Meller (1888), and Chiquito de la Calzada (1932).