SINGER

Serge Gainsbourg

1928 - 1991

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Serge Gainsbourg (French: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃zbuʁ] ; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France, dividing public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Serge Gainsbourg has received more than 5,289,513 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Serge Gainsbourg is the 28th most popular singer (down from 27th in 2019), the 255th most popular biography from France (down from 247th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Singer.

Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter who is most famous for his songs "Je t'aime moi non plus" and "Love on the Beat."

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  • 5.3M

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  • 72.48

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  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 28 out of 4,381. Before him are Enrico Caruso, Patti Smith, Montserrat Caballé, Umm Kulthum, Brian Johnson, and Farinelli. After him are Cesária Évora, Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, Celine Dion, Mireille Mathieu, and Nana Mouskouri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 11. Before him are Hosni Mubarak, Ennio Morricone, John Forbes Nash Jr., Noam Chomsky, Agnès Varda, and Eduard Shevardnadze. After him are James Watson, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Roger Vadim, Osamu Tezuka, Philip K. Dick, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Among people deceased in 1991, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 6. Before him are Freddie Mercury, Olav V of Norway, Dr. Seuss, Vasily Zaitsev, and Yves Montand. After him are Edwin McMillan, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Carl David Anderson, Klaus Kinski, Jiang Qing, and Klaus Barbie.

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In France

Among people born in France, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 255 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot (1796), Honoré Daumier (1808), Philip III of France (1245), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Pope Leo IX (1002), and Georges Méliès (1861). After him are Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810), Michel Platini (1955), Rudolf Diesel (1858), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Pope Innocent V (1225), and Charles Fourier (1772).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Serge Gainsbourg ranks 3. Before him are Édith Piaf (1915), and Charles Aznavour (1924). After him are Mireille Mathieu (1946), Carlos Gardel (1890), France Gall (1947), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Françoise Hardy (1944), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and Manu Chao (1961).

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