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SINGER

Sofia Rotaru

1947 - Today

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Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (née Rotaru; Ukrainian: Софі́я Миха́йлівна Рота́ру [soˈfijɐ roˈtɑrʊ]; Russian: Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; born 7 August 1947), known simply as Sofia Rotaru, is a Ukrainian pop singer of Romanian origin. Rotaru, nicknamed "Bukovinsky Solovey" ("the Nightingale from Bukovina"), emerged in 1966 as a pop folk star in the movie Solovei iz sela Marshyntsi (Nightingale from Marshyntsi) in the Romanian and Ukrainian-speaking world after her manager and future husband Anatoliy Yevdokymenko made her change her music style from folk to pop music with Chervona Ruta. In 1972, she released the multilingual album Sofia Rotaru, re-released three times and covered by numerous singers, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sofia Rotaru has received more than 360,369 page views. Her biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 74 in 2019). Sofia Rotaru is the 176th most popular singer (up from 200th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 126th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ukrainian Singer.

Sofia Rotaru is most famous for being a Soviet and Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and actress, known for her distinctive voice and a career that spans several decades, making her a beloved pop and folk music icon in the former USSR and Eastern European countries.

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  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sofia Rotaru ranks 176 out of 3,528. Before her are Beniamino Gigli, İbrahim Tatlıses, Barbara Strozzi, Chris Rea, Esma Redžepova, and Manu Chao. After her are Falco, David Coverdale, Anna German, Ofra Haza, Bryan Ferry, and Neil Diamond.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sofia Rotaru ranks 57. Before her are Bruno Latour, Mohammad Najibullah, Mykola Azarov, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Kline, and Tostão. After her are Jonathan Banks, Carles Rexach, Gidon Kremer, Aaron Ciechanover, Bachir Gemayel, and Robert Englund.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Sofia Rotaru ranks 113 out of 1,083. Before her are Stepan Makarov (1848), Alexander Samsonov (1859), Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932), Gregory Skovoroda (1722), Oleksandr Turchynov (1964), and Alexander Dovzhenko (1894). After her are Stanislaw Ulam (1909), Roman Shukhevych (1907), Georgy Gapon (1870), Sviatopolk II of Kiev (1050), Roald Hoffmann (1937), and Nikolai Ryzhkov (1929).

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Among SINGERS In Ukraine

Among singers born in Ukraine, Sofia Rotaru ranks 2. Before her are Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932). After her are Alexander Vertinsky (1889), Joseph Kobzon (1937), Ruslana (1973), Joseph Schmidt (1904), Leonid Utyosov (1895), Verka Serduchka (1973), Yaroslav Yevdokimov (1946), Viorica Ursuleac (1894), Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906), and Antonina Nezhdanova (1873).

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