SINGER

Yma Sumac

1923 - 2008

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Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (born Zoila Emperatriz Chávarri Castillo; September 13, 1922 – November 1, 2008), known as Yma Sumac (or Imma Sumack), was a Peruvian-born American-naturalised vocalist, composer, producer, actress and model. She won a Guinness World Record for the Greatest Range of Musical Value in 1956. "Ima sumaq" means "how beautiful" in Quechua. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yma Sumac has received more than 2,036,893 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Yma Sumac is the 106th most popular singer (down from 92nd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Peru and the most popular Peruvian Singer.

Yma Sumac is most famous for her unique voice. Born as Amalia Margarita Sumac Landa de Silva on September 13, 1922 in Cajamarca, Peru, she was a Bolivian citizen who became one of the most popular singers of the 20th century. Sumac's voice was characterized as operatic, and she was best known for singing in the Quechua and Aymara languages.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 70.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yma Sumac ranks 106 out of 4,381. Before her are Renata Tebaldi, Enrique Iglesias, Art Garfunkel, Renata Scotto, Robin Gibb, and Gilbert Bécaud. After her are Jenny Lind, Anna Netrebko, Gloria Estefan, Nina Hagen, Marie Fredriksson, and Ariana Grande.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Yma Sumac ranks 25. Before her are Val Logsdon Fitch, Roy Lichtenstein, Carroll Shelby, Franco Zeffirelli, Jack Kilby, and Richard Attenborough. After her are Lee Teng-hui, Bert Trautmann, Alan Shepard, Antoni Tàpies, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, and Arvid Carlsson. Among people deceased in 2008, Yma Sumac ranks 24. Before her are Richard Wright, Sydney Pollack, Harold Pinter, George Habash, Jørn Utzon, and Alain Robbe-Grillet. After her are Michael Crichton, Jacques Piccard, Roy Scheider, Jules Dassin, Heath Ledger, and Jörg Haider.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Yma Sumac ranks 13 out of 287. Before her are Alberto Fujimori (1938), Túpac Amaru (1545), Manco Cápac (1250), Rose of Lima (1586), Pachacuti (1380), and Túpac Amaru II (1738). After her are Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Martin de Porres (1579), Huáscar (1490), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), and Viracocha Inca (1310).

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Among SINGERS In Peru

Among singers born in Peru, Yma Sumac ranks 1. After her are Susana Baca (1944), Chabuca Granda (1920), Juan Diego Flórez (1973), Betty Missiego (1938), and Immortal Technique (1978).

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