SINGER

Vaçe Zela

1939 - 2014

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Vaçe Zela (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈvatʃɛ ˈzɛla]; 7 April 1939 – 6 February 2014) was an Albanian singer and songwriter. She was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. Born in Lushnjë and raised in Tirana within Communist Albania, she developed a great interest in music at an early age before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vaçe Zela has received more than 108,584 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Vaçe Zela is the 1,016th most popular singer (down from 883rd in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Vaçe Zela ranks 1,016 out of 4,381. Before her are Eric Johnson, Rita, Johnny Pacheco, Toni Braxton, Jon Brion, and Peter Maffay. After her are Wolfgang Windgassen, Josepha Weber, Carlos Marín, Beth Hart, Billy Ocean, and Pumpuang Duangjan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Vaçe Zela ranks 311. Before her are Jackie Burroughs, Harold E. Varmus, Irán Eory, Renate Boy, János Göröcs, and Robert Herbin. After her are David Frost, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Abdelmajid Chetali, Lidiya Skoblikova, Jean-Pierre Chevènement, and Livio Berruti. Among people deceased in 2014, Vaçe Zela ranks 229. Before her are Igor Rodionov, Licia Albanese, Marian Seldes, Jimi Jamison, Knut Nystedt, and Carlos Borges. After her are James Shigeta, Simon Leys, Hanna Maron, Wubbo Ockels, Sandra Bem, and Ryhor Baradulin.

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