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Souad Massi

1972 - Today

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Souad Massi (Arabic: سعاد ماسي; born August 23, 1972) is an Algerian Berber singer, songwriter and guitarist. She began her career performing in the Kabyle political rock band Atakor, before leaving the country following a series of death threats. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Souad Massi has received more than 259,745 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Souad Massi is the 1,645th most popular singer (down from 1,625th in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Algeria (down from 134th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Algerian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Souad Massi ranks 1,645 out of 4,381Before her are Omar Souleyman, Vashti Bunyan, Justin Hayward, Leonid Sobinov, Joe Jonas, and Jenni Rivera. After her are Roky Erickson, Iggy Azalea, Sebastian Bach, Titiyo, Andre Matos, and Ferry Graf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Souad Massi ranks 224Before her are John Abraham, Poppy Montgomery, Danny Lloyd, Tom Hooper, Common, and Tomio Okamura. After her are Giuseppe Favalli, Gilles Lellouche, Tomokazu Seki, Diego Ramos, Anders Thomas Jensen, and Darío Silva.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Souad Massi ranks 144 out of 213Before her are Jean Fernandez (1954), Mustapha Zitouni (1928), Ernest Libérati (1906), Abdelkader Ben Bouali (1912), Célestin Oliver (1930), and Louisa Hanoune (1954). After her are Louis Ségura (1889), Jules Roy (1907), Mohammed El Filali (1945), Valérie Benguigui (1961), Tedj Bensaoula (1954), and Mehdi Cerbah (1953).

Among SINGERS In Algeria

Among singers born in Algeria, Souad Massi ranks 6Before her are Idir (1949), Cheb Mami (1966), Biyouna (1952), Lounès Matoub (1956), and Cheb Hasni (1968). After her are Zaho (1980), and Kenza Farah (1986).