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Rui Veloso

1957 - Today

Rui Veloso

Rui Manuel Gaudêncio Veloso (born 30 July 1957) is a Portuguese singer-songwriter and musician. Commonly called "The father of Portuguese rock" (Portuguese: O pai do rock português), Veloso was a major figure in the boom of Portuguese rock music in the 1980s. His 1980 debut album Ar de Rock, which includes the hit single "Chico Fininho", is considered a landmark of Portuguese rock. During the 1980s and 1990s, Veloso released numerous other successful singles and albums in Portugal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Rui Veloso is the 2,314th most popular musician (down from 2,293rd in 2024), the 446th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Portuguese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rui Veloso ranks 2,314 out of 3,175. Before him are André 3000, Amjad Ali Khan, Kim Thayil, Guy Chambers, Alexander Hacke, and Mikael Stanne. After him are Mehdi Hassan, John 5, Markus Schulz, Eugene Wright, Ryan Tedder, and Hughie Thomasson.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

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André 3000
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 2,308
Amjad Ali Khan
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 2,309
Kim Thayil
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 2,310
Guy Chambers
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 2,311
Alexander Hacke
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 2,312
Mikael Stanne
1974 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 2,313
Rui Veloso
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 2,314
Mehdi Hassan
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 2,315
John 5
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 2,316
Markus Schulz
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 2,317
Eugene Wright
1923 - 2020
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 2,318
Ryan Tedder
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 2,319
Hughie Thomasson
1952 - 2007
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 2,320

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Rui Veloso ranks 570. Before him are Ralph Brown, Ammar Souayah, Janet Napolitano, Norbert Növényi, Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, and Claude Onesta. After him are Jenifer Lewis, Zhivko Gospodinov, Tertius Zongo, Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet, Alexander Beilinson, and Mira Nair.

Others Born in 1957

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Ralph Brown
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 564
Ammar Souayah
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 565
Janet Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 566
Norbert Növényi
WRESTLER
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 567
Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
CHESS PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 568
Claude Onesta
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 569
Rui Veloso
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 570
Jenifer Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 571
Zhivko Gospodinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 572
Tertius Zongo
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 573
Kalzeubet Pahimi Deubet
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 574
Alexander Beilinson
MATHEMATICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 575
Mira Nair
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 576