SINGER

Mikel Laboa

1934 - 2008

Mikel Laboa

Mikel Laboa Mancisidor (15 June 1934 – 1 December 2008) was one of the Basque Country's most important singer-songwriters. Considered the patriarch of Basque music, his music has had an influence on younger generations. A testament to this is the tribute album Txerokee, Mikel Laboaren Kantak ("Cherokee: Songs of Mikel Laboa"), published in 1991 by various younger-generation rock and folk music groups. His album Bat-Hiru ("One-Three") was chosen in a reader poll by the local Diario Vasco newspaper as the greatest Basque album in history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikel Laboa is the 864th most popular singer (down from 708th in 2019), the 1,125th most popular biography from Spain (down from 979th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mikel Laboa ranks 864 out of 4,381. Before him are Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Serhat, Jimmy Somerville, Ville Valo, Lyudmila Zykina, and Camillo Felgen. After him are Hozier, Kevin Ayers, Henriette Sontag, Andrew Ridgeley, Shaggy, and Alan Tam.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
1749 - 1833
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 858
Serhat
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 859
Jimmy Somerville
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 860
Ville Valo
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 861
Lyudmila Zykina
1929 - 2009
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 862
Camillo Felgen
1920 - 2005
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 863
Mikel Laboa
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 864
Hozier
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 865
Kevin Ayers
1944 - 2013
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 866
Henriette Sontag
1806 - 1854
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 867
Andrew Ridgeley
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 868
Shaggy
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 869
Alan Tam
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 870

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Mikel Laboa ranks 248. Before him are Karl-Josef Rauber, Yakubu Gowon, Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Peter Maxwell Davies, Ronnie Clayton, and Anne Haney. After him are Hendrick Chin A Sen, Kir Bulychev, Abdullah Ibrahim, Rodri, Elżbieta Krzesińska, and Ludvig Faddeev. Among people deceased in 2008, Mikel Laboa ranks 170. Before him are Claude Abbes, Buck Adams, Odetta, Rina Zaripova, Majel Barrett, and Ibrahim Nasir. After him are Heinz Kwiatkowski, Baba Amte, František Čapek, Dan Shomron, Bill Melendez, and Choi Jin-sil.

Others Born in 1934

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Karl-Josef Rauber
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2023
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 242
Yakubu Gowon
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 243
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 244
Peter Maxwell Davies
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 245
Ronnie Clayton
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2010
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 246
Anne Haney
ACTOR
1934 - 2001
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 247
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 248
Hendrick Chin A Sen
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1999
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 249
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 250
Abdullah Ibrahim
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 251
Rodri
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 252
Elżbieta Krzesińska
ATHLETE
1934 - 2015
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 253
Ludvig Faddeev
PHYSICIST
1934 - 2017
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 254

Others Deceased in 2008

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Claude Abbes
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 164
Buck Adams
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1955 - 2008
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 165
Odetta
SINGER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 166
Rina Zaripova
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 167
Majel Barrett
ACTOR
1932 - 2008
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 168
Ibrahim Nasir
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 169
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 170
Heinz Kwiatkowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 171
Baba Amte
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 172
František Čapek
ATHLETE
1914 - 2008
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 173
Dan Shomron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 174
Bill Melendez
ACTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 175
Choi Jin-sil
ACTOR
1968 - 2008
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 176

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mikel Laboa ranks 1,125 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan de Mariana (1536), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1133), Severino Reija (1938), José Millán-Astray (1879), Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius (-160), and Pedro Arico Suárez (1908). After him are José Iraragorri (1912), Ramón Grosso (1943), Joaquim Rifé (1942), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), Koke (1992), and Moses ibn Ezra (1060).

Others born in Spain

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Juan de Mariana
HISTORIAN
1536 - 1624
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 1,119
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre
COMPANION
1133 - 1179
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,120
Severino Reija
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,121
José Millán-Astray
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1879 - 1954
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1,122
Gaius Caecilius Metellus Caprarius
POLITICIAN
160 BC - 1 BC
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 1,123
Pedro Arico Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,124
Mikel Laboa
SINGER
1934 - 2008
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,125
José Iraragorri
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 1,126
Ramón Grosso
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2002
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1,127
Joaquim Rifé
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 1,128
Rafael Arnaiz Barón
PAINTER
1911 - 1938
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 1,129
Koke
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 1,130
Moses ibn Ezra
WRITER
1060 - 1138
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 1,131