SINGER

Violetta Villas

1938 - 2011

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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 164,417 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Violetta Villas is the 522nd most popular singer (down from 515th in 2019), the 326th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 312th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Violetta Villas ranks 522 out of 4,381. Before her are Shovkat Alakbarova, Massiel, Kathleen Ferrier, Elvira de Hidalgo, Sheila, and Natalie Cole. After her are Lidia Ruslanova, Bobby Darin, Geri Halliwell, Zeca Afonso, Howlin' Wolf, and Vice Vukov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Violetta Villas ranks 169. Before her are Luis Artime, Ronny Cox, Alan Dershowitz, Manuel Sanchís Martínez, Astrid Kirchherr, and Jean-Loup Chrétien. After her are Derviş Eroğlu, Myroslav Skoryk, Bennie Muller, Jacqueline Andere, Larisa Shepitko, and Tufuga Efi. Among people deceased in 2011, Violetta Villas ranks 119. Before her are Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Ken Russell, Helen Frankenthaler, Peter Alexander, Nikolai Andrianov, and Diane Cilento. After her are John Paul Getty III, Ange-Félix Patassé, Abdul Fatah Younis, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, María Elena Walsh, and Jack Kevorkian.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 326 out of 1,190. Before her are Denis Calvaert (1540), Maerten de Vos (1532), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Joos de Momper (1564), and George Sarton (1884). After her are Justus Sustermans (1597), Thierry Boutsen (1957), Henry V, Count of Luxembourg (1217), Eugène Boch (1855), Paul Bril (1556), and Chrodegang (715).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 5. Before her are Jacques Brel (1929), Lara Fabian (1970), The Singing Nun (1933), and Stromae (1985). After her are René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), José van Dam (1940), Arno (1949), Kate Ryan (1980), Sandra Kim (1972), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

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