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Simón Díaz

1928 - 2014

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Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014), also known as tío Simón, was a Venezuelan singer, actor, TV host, comedian, and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Some of his most popular songs include Caballo viejo, Tonada de luna llena and La vaca Mariposa. Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the Venezuelan Llanos (plains). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simón Díaz has received more than 145,799 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Simón Díaz is the 1,304th most popular singer (down from 1,121st in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Venezuela (down from 54th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Venezuelan Singer.

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  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Simón Díaz ranks 1,304 out of 4,381. Before him are Lyle Lovett, Yoko Kanno, Mississippi John Hurt, Ulla Pia, Kim Gordon, and Bernie Shaw. After him are Roy Eldridge, Paulina Rubio, Mady Mesplé, Anna von Mildenburg, Sheena Easton, and George Wassouf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Simón Díaz ranks 398. Before him are Johnny Griffin, Eduardo Guerrero, Dolph Schayes, Karel Mejta Sr, Pierre Tchernia, and Sergey Mergelyan. After him are Eydie Gormé, Manuel Scorza, Dick Van Patten, Miroslav Filip, Jaime Sin, and Ján Zachara. Among people deceased in 2014, Simón Díaz ranks 314. Before him are Lucien Clergue, Arnoldo Foà, Milan Horvat, Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Mary Stewart, and Carol Ann Susi. After him are Paolo Salvati, Carmelo Bossi, Nadya Nozharova, Suchitra Sen, Casey Kasem, and Régine Deforges.

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In Venezuela

Among people born in Venezuela, Simón Díaz ranks 64 out of 183. Before him are Rosalio José Castillo Lara (1922), Andrés Narvarte (1781), Juan Bautista Pérez (1869), Gustavo Dudamel (1981), Jacinto Convit (1913), and José Gregorio Monagas (1795). After him are José María Carreño (1792), Henrique Capriles (1972), Ignacio Velasco (1929), Edgar Sanabria (1911), Rafael Cadenas (1930), and Ignacio Andrade (1839).

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Among SINGERS In Venezuela

Among singers born in Venezuela, Simón Díaz ranks 2. Before him are Teresa Carreño (1853). After him are Arca (1989).

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