SINGER

Théo Sarapo

1936 - 1970

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Theophanis Lamboukas (Greek: Θεοφάνης Λαμπουκάς; 26 January 1936 – 28 August 1970), professionally known as Théo Sarapo (French: [teo saʁapo]), was a French singer and actor, the second husband of Édith Piaf. Formerly a hairdresser, he was 26 years old when he married the 46-year-old Piaf. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Théo Sarapo has received more than 294,867 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Théo Sarapo is the 314th most popular singer (down from 303rd in 2019), the 1,736th most popular biography from France (down from 1,719th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular French Singer.

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  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Théo Sarapo ranks 314 out of 4,381Before him are "Weird Al" Yankovic, Kishore Kumar, Giulietta Simionato, Giuditta Pasta, Cab Calloway, and Axl Rose. After him are Ornella Vanoni, Joey Ramone, Antonio Cesti, Adelaide Hall, Željko Bebek, and Carole King.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Théo Sarapo ranks 105Before him are Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Wilfried Martens, Roy Emerson, Ken Mattingly, Paul L. Smith, and Nicos Poulantzas. After him are Henry Lee Lucas, Glenda Jackson, Aleida March, Didier Ratsiraka, Frank Stella, and Christiane Martel. Among people deceased in 1970, Théo Sarapo ranks 61Before him are Percy Spencer, Fritz Bayerlein, Elyesa Bazna, Barnett Newman, Giuseppe Ungaretti, and Nikolay Shvernik. After him are Michael Balint, Mikhail Mil, Agustín Muñoz Grandes, Tarjei Vesaas, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, and Jan Syrový.

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In France

Among people born in France, Théo Sarapo ranks 1,736 out of 6,770Before him are Alix of France (1151), Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges (1830), Georges Delerue (1925), Thierry Mugler (1948), Beatrice of Provence (1229), and Bernard Kouchner (1939). After him are Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), Claude Garamond (1499), Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier (1605), Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), Jeanne Guyon (1648), and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689).

Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Théo Sarapo ranks 22Before him are Charles Trenet (1913), Caterina Valente (1931), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), Barbara (1930), Warda Al-Jazairia (1939), and Sacha Distel (1933). After him are Alan Stivell (1944), Alizée (1984), Tino Rossi (1907), Patrick Hernandez (1949), André Claveau (1911), and Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951).