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René Jacobs

1946 - Today

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René Jacobs (born 30 October 1946) is a Belgian musician. He came to fame as a countertenor, but later in his career he became known as a conductor of baroque and classical opera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. René Jacobs is the 567th most popular singer (up from 598th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 361st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, René Jacobs ranks 567 out of 4,381. Before him are Black, Tricky, Cristina Deutekom, J. Cole, John Wetton, and Carlo Bergonzi. After him are Adolphe Nourrit, Waylon Jennings, Tito Schipa, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alexander Rybak, and Paul Robeson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, René Jacobs ranks 255. Before him are Renaud Camus, Joanna Lumley, Jean-Luc Marion, Cheech Marin, Ron Kovic, and Christophe Pierre. After him are Duane Allman, Piet Schrijvers, Henrique Rosa, John Watson, William Thurston, and Sonthi Boonyaratglin.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, René Jacobs ranks 343 out of 1,190. Before him are Richilde, Countess of Hainaut (1100), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), Henry of Ghent (1217), Dirk II, Count of Holland (901), Achille Van Acker (1898), and Charles Jean de la Vallée Poussin (1866). After him are Joseph Cardijn (1882), Gaston Eyskens (1905), Georges Theunis (1873), Jan Porcellis (1583), Lambert Lombard (1505), and Wilfried Van Moer (1945).

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Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, René Jacobs ranks 7. Before him are Jacques Brel (1929), Lara Fabian (1970), The Singing Nun (1933), Violetta Villas (1938), Stromae (1985), and José van Dam (1940). After him are Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Sandra Kim (1972), Kate Ryan (1980), Arno (1949), Natacha Atlas (1964), and Eddy Wally (1932).

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