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Roy Black

1943 - 1991

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Gerhard Höllerich (25 January 1943 – 9 October 1991), known professionally as Roy Black, was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series, Ein Schloß am Wörthersee. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Black has received more than 23,391 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Black is the 858th most popular singer (down from 711th in 2019), the 3,603rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,113th in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Roy Black ranks 858 out of 4,381. Before him are François Delsarte, Tommy Körberg, Pablo Milanés, Patachou, Bhimsen Joshi, and Burning Spear. After him are Julien Clerc, Sakis Rouvas, Elly Ameling, Karl Davydov, Hermann Prey, and Marinella.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Roy Black ranks 324. Before him are Soledad Miranda, Martin Peters, Tim Krabbé, Randall Duk Kim, Pablo Milanés, and Dante Ferretti. After him are Milan Máčala, Sam Hinds, Tanuja, Dagmar Lassander, Juan Mujica, and Manuel Velázquez. Among people deceased in 1991, Roy Black ranks 129. Before him are Pietro Ferraris, Zino Francescatti, Claude Cahen, Mort Shuman, Sanmao, and Lea Padovani. After him are Luis Miró, Yusuf Idris, Viviane Romance, Colleen Dewhurst, Vasco Pratolini, and Peggy Ashcroft.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Roy Black ranks 3,603 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Buchloh (1909), Hans-Jürgen Kreische (1947), Gottlob Ernst Schulze (1761), Mechthild of the Palatinate (1419), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), and Michel Auclair (1922). After him are Karl Leisner (1915), Sybille Schmitz (1909), Countess Palatine Anna Maria of Neuburg (1575), Hans Multscher (1400), Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852), and Brigitte Mohnhaupt (1949).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Roy Black ranks 35. Before him are Henriette Sontag (1806), Kurt Moll (1938), Hildegard Behrens (1937), Lotte Lehmann (1888), Max Lorenz (1901), and Rob Pilatus (1965). After him are Hermann Prey (1929), Renate Müller (1906), Reinhard Mey (1942), Liane Augustin (1927), Theo Adam (1926), and Inge Borkh (1921).

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