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Rui Veloso

1957 - Today

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Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: O pai do rock português), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His 1980 debut album Ar de Rock, which includes the hit single "Chico Fininho", is considered a landmark of Portuguese rock. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rui Veloso has received more than 86,027 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Rui Veloso is the 2,293rd most popular musician, the 442nd most popular biography from Portugal and the 4th most popular Portuguese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 86k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rui Veloso ranks 2,293 out of 3,175. Before him are Oksana Lyniv, Li Yundi, Kim Thayil, David Darling, Zedd, and Christian Lindberg. After him are Eicca Toppinen, Dorothy Ashby, Mike Bordin, Stuart Hamm, Macy Gray, and Mick Harvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Rui Veloso ranks 568. Before him are Sato Kilman, Dumitru Braghiș, Mohamed Chaïb, Salih Mahmoud Osman, Kate Burton, and Lionel Shriver. After him are Meagen Fay, Stacy Peralta, Vince Gill, Road Warrior Hawk, Antonio Napolioni, and Benoît Potier.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Rui Veloso ranks 442 out of 633. Before him are António Vitorino (1957), António Lima Pereira (1952), Paulo Santos (1972), Quim (1975), Mário Rui (1991), and Nuno Valente (1974). After him are Vitinha (2000), Diogo Jota (1996), Pedro Chaves (1965), Mário Centeno (1966), Lúcia Moniz (1976), and Rúben Semedo (1994).

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Among MUSICIANS In Portugal

Among musicians born in Portugal, Rui Veloso ranks 4. Before him are Maria João Pires (1944), Nuno Bettencourt (1966), and Cristina Branco (1972).

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