1938 - 2011
Czesława Gospodarek (née Cieślak; 10 June 1938 – 5 December 2011), known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter. Her voice was characterized as coloratura soprano, which spanned over four octaves. She could play the piano, violin, and trombone and had absolute pitch. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Violetta Villas has received more than 156,116 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Violetta Villas is the 516th most popular singer (down from 455th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 272nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Singer.
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Among singers, Violetta Villas ranks 516 out of 3,528. Before her are Lidia Ruslanova, Patti Page, Jean Ferrat, Michel Sardou, John Lydon, and Sharon den Adel. After her are Halsey, Dinah Washington, Kathleen Ferrier, Georg Ots, Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Isabelle Aubret.
1900 - 1973
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 510
1927 - 2013
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 511
1930 - 2010
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 512
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 513
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 514
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 515
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 516
1994 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 517
1924 - 1963
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 518
1912 - 1953
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 519
1920 - 1975
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 520
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 521
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 522
Among people born in 1938, Violetta Villas ranks 174. Before her are Paul Andreu, Andrey Myagkov, Dennis Oppenheim, Myechyslaw Hryb, Ove Andersson, and Mohammed Gammoudi. After her are Philippe Nahon, Lee Morgan, Astrid Kirchherr, Per Kirkeby, Isabelle Aubret, and Takehiko Kawanishi. Among people deceased in 2011, Violetta Villas ranks 114. Before her are Võ Chí Công, Diane Cilento, Charles Napier, Dennis Oppenheim, Peter Alexander, and Lidia Gueiler Tejada. After her are David Wilkerson, Josef Suk, Inese Jaunzeme, Jackie Cooper, Nikolai Andrianov, and Kurt Sanderling.
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 168
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 169
1938 - 2011
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 170
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 171
1938 - 2008
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 172
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 173
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 174
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 175
1938 - 1972
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 176
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 177
1938 - 2018
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 178
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 179
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 180
1912 - 2011
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 108
1933 - 2011
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 109
1936 - 2011
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 110
1938 - 2011
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 111
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 112
1921 - 2011
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 113
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 114
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 115
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 116
1932 - 2011
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 117
1922 - 2011
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 118
1952 - 2011
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 119
1912 - 2011
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 120
Among people born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 312 out of 1,019. Before her are Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Johnny Galecki (1975), Jan Porcellis (1583), François-Joseph Fétis (1784), Frans Hogenberg (1535), and Joseph Cardijn (1882). After her are Hendrik Conscience (1812), Gillis van Coninxloo (1544), Marcel Broodthaers (1924), Philippe de Monte (1521), Adriaen van Utrecht (1599), and Paul Bril (1556).
967 - 1044
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 306
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 307
1583 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 308
1784 - 1871
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 309
1535 - 1590
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 310
1882 - 1967
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 311
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 312
1812 - 1883
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 313
1544 - 1607
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 314
1924 - 1976
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 315
1521 - 1603
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 316
1599 - 1653
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 317
1556 - 1626
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 318
Among singers born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 6. Before her are Jacques Brel (1929), Lara Fabian (1970), The Singing Nun (1933), Stromae (1985), and José van Dam (1940). After her are René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Solange Berry (1932), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964).
1929 - 1978
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 1
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 2
1933 - 1985
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3
1985 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 5
1938 - 2011
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 7
1904 - 1987
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 8
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 9
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 11
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 12