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Willie Colón

1950 - Today

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William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American Salsa musician and social activist. He began his career as a trombonist but also sings, writes, produces and acts. Colón is considered a pioneer of Salsa music and a best-selling artist in the genre, having been a key figure in the nascent New York City scene associated with the legendary Fania Records. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Colón has received more than 968,461 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Willie Colón is the 1,087th most popular singer (up from 1,107th in 2019), the 5,893rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,097th in 2019) and the 298th most popular American Singer.

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  • 970k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Willie Colón ranks 1,087 out of 3,528. Before him are Claude Nougaro, Bleona, Doris Dragović, Nik Kershaw, Lou Rawls, and Don Omar. After him are Simone de Oliveira, Alim Qasimov, Francesca Cuzzoni, Elisabeth Schumann, Lil Peep, and V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Willie Colón ranks 288. Before him are Fran Lebowitz, Robert Z'Dar, John Diehl, Ntfombi of Eswatini, Toshiko Fujita, and Jorma Ollila. After him are Anne Carson, Jeff Conaway, Seiki Ichihara, Ronald McNair, Arturo Márquez, and Phil McGraw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Colón ranks 5,893 out of 18,182. Before him are Grace Park (1974), Mario Cuomo (1932), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Eliza McCardle Johnson (1810), David Douglas Duncan (1916), and Ed Wynn (1886). After him are C. L. Moore (1911), Jess Willard (1881), Dale Earnhardt (1951), Al Kooper (1944), Candy Clark (1947), and Bobo Brazil (1924).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Willie Colón ranks 298. Before him are Roy Eldridge (1911), Xzibit (1974), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Philip Bailey (1951), Mary J. Blige (1971), and Lou Rawls (1933). After him are Lil Peep (1996), Jon Brion (1963), Yvonne Elliman (1951), Usher (1978), Koko Taylor (1928), and Jonathan Davis (1971).

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