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Lhasa de Sela

1972 - 2010

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Lhasa de Sela (September 27, 1972 – January 1, 2010), also known by the mononym Lhasa, was an American-Mexican-Canadian singer-songwriter who was raised in Mexico and the United States and divided her adult life between Canada and France. Her first album, La Llorona, went Platinum in Canada and brought Lhasa a Félix Award and a Juno Award. Following this success, Lhasa toured with Lilith Fair and then joined her sisters in a French circus troupe, contributing her husky voice to the musical backdrop. She lived in Marseille and began to write more songs, then she moved back to Montreal and produced a second album, The Living Road. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lhasa de Sela is the 1,283rd most popular singer (down from 1,225th in 2019), the 7,023rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,246th in 2019) and the 352nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lhasa de Sela ranks 1,283 out of 4,381. Before her are Gil Scott-Heron, Marija Naumova, Nik Kershaw, Seungri, Gloria Jones, and Lil Nas X. After her are Maher Zain, Gordon Lightfoot, Beth Carvalho, Aneela Mirza, Licia Albanese, and Ted Neeley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Lhasa de Sela ranks 157. Before her are Jenny Berggren, Daniela Silivaș, Timbaland, Ben Sasse, Sarah Rafferty, and Kirill Petrenko. After her are Matt Bloom, Jennie Garth, Amanda Peet, Mia Hamm, Facundo Arana, and Elizabeth Berkley. Among people deceased in 2010, Lhasa de Sela ranks 268. Before her are Vesna Parun, Dezső Bundzsák, Fernando Riera, Jacques Martin, Abel Muzorewa, and Tomás Eloy Martínez. After her are Werner Krämer, Jean-Paul Proust, Audouin Dollfus, Ángel Cabrera, Mariya Dolina, and Nino Defilippis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lhasa de Sela ranks 7,025 out of 20,380. Before her are Ann Blyth (1928), Harry James (1916), John Miller (1903), Jack Coleman (1958), Elbert Hubbard (1856), and Harold Brown (1927). After her are Edgar Adams (1868), Christopher Judge (1964), Maura Healey (1971), Alf Clausen (1941), Robert T. Bakker (1945), and Eugene Burton Ely (1886).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lhasa de Sela ranks 352. Before her are Gracie Abrams (1999), Monica (1980), Ethel Waters (1896), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Gloria Jones (1945), and Lil Nas X (1999). After her are Ted Neeley (1943), Mississippi John Hurt (1892), Billy Paul (1934), Boz Scaggs (1944), Nate Dogg (1969), and Skeeter Davis (1931).

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