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Chris de Burgh

1948 - Today

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Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh (English: d'-BER), is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hit singles in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number one in several countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris de Burgh is the 257th most popular musician (down from 218th in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chris de Burgh ranks 257 out of 3,175. Before him are Don Shirley, Oscar Peterson, Bono, Joe Satriani, Jean-Marie Leclair, and Alan Parsons. After him are Georges Prêtre, Rory Gallagher, John Cale, Dave Brubeck, Mike Portnoy, and Slash.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Chris de Burgh ranks 94. Before him are Charles Maung Bo, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Dominique Sanda, René Arnoux, Beppe Grillo, and Alan Parsons. After him are Stephen Schwartz, Rory Gallagher, Pim Fortuyn, Steven Chu, Agnieszka Holland, and Jerzy Kukuczka.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Chris de Burgh ranks 60 out of 1,154. Before him are Mauricio Macri (1959), Bernardo Houssay (1887), Hugo Gatti (1944), Raimundo Orsi (1901), Guillermo Vilas (1952), and Ernesto Laclau (1935). After him are Ángel Di María (1988), Manuel Belgrano (1770), Bartolomé Mitre (1821), Lalo Schifrin (1932), Alberto Ginastera (1916), and Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Chris de Burgh ranks 2. Before him are Martha Argerich (1941). After him are Lalo Schifrin (1932), Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), Gustavo Cerati (1959), Juan d'Arienzo (1900), José Cura (1962), and Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901).

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