SINGER

Víctor Jara

1932 - 1973

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Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈliðjo ˈxaɾa maɾˈtines]; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ranging from locally produced plays to world classics, as well as the experimental work of playwrights such as Ann Jellicoe. He also played a pivotal role among neo-folkloric musicians who established the Nueva canción chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Víctor Jara has received more than 1,198,729 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Víctor Jara is the 56th most popular singer (up from 65th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Chile (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Chilean Singer.

Victor Jara was a Chilean folk singer and political activist who was killed by the Chilean military in 1973. He is most famous for his song "El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido" which translates to "The People United Will Never Be Defeated."

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  • 1.2M

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  • 68.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Víctor Jara ranks 56 out of 4,381. Before him are Andrea Bocelli, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, Phil Collins, and José Carreras. After him are Ella Fitzgerald, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Nilsson, Salvatore Adamo, Kate Bush, and George Michael.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Víctor Jara ranks 18. Before him are Peter O'Toole, Cesare Maldini, Luc Montagnier, Miriam Makeba, Fernando Botero, and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. After him are Anouk Aimée, Sylvia Plath, François Englert, Dian Fossey, Roh Tae-woo, and Glenn Gould. Among people deceased in 1973, Víctor Jara ranks 24. Before him are John Ford, Paavo Nurmi, Pearl S. Buck, Henri Charrière, Max Horkheimer, and Pablo Casals. After him are Ferdinand Schörner, Charles Greeley Abbot, Gabriel Marcel, Semyon Budyonny, Anna Magnani, and Ragnar Frisch.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Víctor Jara ranks 4 out of 321. Before him are Augusto Pinochet (1915), Salvador Allende (1908), and Pablo Neruda (1904). After him are Alejandro Jodorowsky (1929), Gabriela Mistral (1889), Michelle Bachelet (1951), Sebastián Piñera (1949), Bernardo O'Higgins (1778), Manuel Pellegrini (1953), Luis Sepúlveda (1949), and Patricio Aylwin (1918).

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Among SINGERS In Chile

Among singers born in Chile, Víctor Jara ranks 1. After him are Lucho Gatica (1928), Mon Laferte (1983), Nicole (1977), Américo (1977), and Jena Lee (1987).

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