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Véronique Sanson

1949 - Today

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Véronique Marie Line Sanson (French pronunciation: [veʁɔnik maʁi lin sɑ̃sɔ̃]; born 24 April 1949) is a three-time Victoires de la Musique award-winning French singer-songwriter and record producer with an avid following in her native country. Ten years after Barbara, Véronique Sanson became one of the first French female singer-songwriters to break into stardom with her debut album "Amoureuse" in 1972. She also became one of the most successful and most prominent members of the Seventies "Nouvelle chanson française" ("New French chanson"), alongside Alain Souchon, Bernard Lavilliers, Jacques Higelin, Michel Polnareff, Catherine Lara, Yves Duteil, Maxime Le Forestier, Renaud, William Sheller, Michel Jonasz, Michel Berger, Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Louis Chédid, or Francis Cabrel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Véronique Sanson has received more than 430,219 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Véronique Sanson is the 988th most popular musician, the 3,734th most popular biography from France and the 46th most popular French Musician.

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  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Véronique Sanson ranks 988 out of 3,175. Before her are Wolf Hoffmann, Ted Nugent, John Mayer, Tommy Thayer, Michael Weikath, and Ivan Lins. After her are Carl Tausig, Louis Diémer, Arif Mardin, Blackie Lawless, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Bernhard Romberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Véronique Sanson ranks 306. Before her are Hamadi Jebali, Moto Hagio, Ricardo Zunino, Jim Varney, Zoran Slavnić, and Ivan Buljan. After her are Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Daniel Lavoie, Tarık Akan, Simon Callow, Luís Pereira, and Alan White.

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In France

Among people born in France, Véronique Sanson ranks 3,734 out of 6,770. Before her are Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais (1000), Édouard Deldevez (1817), Fréhel (1891), Gisèle Casadesus (1914), Judith Gautier (1845), and Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1759). After her are Laurent Terzieff (1935), Anémone (1950), Elizabeth of Nevers (1439), Jacques Cujas (1522), Sanchia of Provence (1225), and Joël Bats (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Véronique Sanson ranks 46. Before her are Jean-Baptiste Arban (1825), Éric Serra (1959), Robert Casadesus (1899), Zino Francescatti (1902), Francis Cabrel (1953), and François Habeneck (1781). After her are Louis Diémer (1843), Eddy Mitchell (1942), André Navarra (1911), Marcel Moyse (1889), Charles Dancla (1817), and Cerrone (1952).

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