ballade artists
18 published ballade artists, led by Ha*Ash, Édith Piaf and Rocío Dúrcal.
At a glance
18 published ballade artists; 238 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 5 tier 2 · 13 tier 3
- 18
- Release groups
- 1,390
- Studio albums
- 283
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 238
- Timeline events
- 346
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 17.9M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 76M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 45.6 years
- Full biographies
- 16
- Biography words
- 83,816
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 2 |
| 1960s | 4 |
| 1970s | 2 |
| 1980s | 2 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most ballade artists. France leads with 6.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with ballade. The most shared is pop music, with 6 artists in both.
Covers from ballade
238 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Haashville
Ha*Ash · 2024
Haashtag
Ha*Ash · 2022
30 de febrero
Ha*Ash · 2017
A tiempo
Ha*Ash · 2011
Habitación doble
Ha*Ash · 2008
Mundos opuestos
Ha*Ash · 2005
Ha*Ash
Ha*Ash · 2003
Les Amants de Teruel
Édith Piaf · 1962
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf · 1960
Piaf!
Édith Piaf · 1959
La Vie en rose / Édith Piaf Sings in English
Édith Piaf · 1956
Mes grands succès
Édith Piaf · 1955
Leaders
Édith Piaf has the most release groups (300); Édith Piaf the longest career (77 years); Armando Manzanero the most awards (20).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Édith Piaf | 300 |
| Claude François | 192 |
| Françoise Hardy | 172 |
| Hugues Aufray | 153 |
| Michel Polnareff | 87 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Édith Piaf | 77 |
| Yma Sumac | 72 |
| Hugues Aufray | 66 |
| Claude François | 64 |
| Françoise Hardy | 63 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Armando Manzanero | 20 |
| Rocío Dúrcal | 6 |
| Jon Secada | 6 |
| Édith Piaf | 4 |
| Yma Sumac | 4 |
Most famous ballade artists
Ha*Ash
United States · Group · 2002–present
pop music, country music, pop rock, country pop, ballade
8.7M listeners · 51 wikis
Édith Piaf
France · Person · born 1915
chanson, ballade, chanson réaliste
146 wikis
Rocío Dúrcal
Spain · Person · born 1944
rock and roll, ballade, bolero, ranchera, flamenco, copla, tango, jota
9.2M listeners · 27 wikis
Françoise Hardy
France · Person · born 1944
chanson, French pop, bossa nova, ballade, twist, variety, slow
61 wikis
Yma Sumac
Peru · Person · born 1922
rock music, pop music, jazz, folk music, electronic dance music, big band music, opera, lounge music, Latin jazz, ballade, exotica, music of Peru, mambo
46 wikis
Armando Manzanero
Mexico · Person · born 1935
music of Latin America, ballade, bolero
34 wikis
Claude François
France · Person · born 1939
pop music, disco, chanson, ballade, yé-yé
42 wikis
Seungri
South Korea · Person · born 1990
pop music, contemporary R&B, electronic dance music, hip-hop, alternative rock, ballade
33 wikis
Lucero
Mexico · Person · born 1969
Latin pop, regional Mexican, ballade, ranchera
32 wikis
Hélène Ségara
France · Person · born 1971
pop music, ballade, variety
26 wikis
Jon Secada
Cuba · Person · born 1961
Latin pop, ballade
23 wikis
Hugues Aufray
France · Person · born 1929
folk music, chanson, skiffle, ballade
21 wikis
More ballade artists
Showing 1–6 of 6 artists
Michel Polnareff
France · Person · born 1944
pop music, folk rock, pop rock, chanson, ballade
20 wikis · Tier 3
Han
South Korea · Person · born 2000
pop rock, hip-hop, electropop, K-pop, ballade, noise music
19 wikis · Tier 3
Yuri
Mexico · Person · born 1964
electronic dance music, Latin pop, ballade
16 wikis · Tier 3
Park Hyo-shin
South Korea · Person · born 1981
ballade
12 wikis · Tier 3
Luciano Pereyra
Argentina · Person · born 1981
ballade
8 wikis · Tier 3
Darío Gómez
Colombia · Person · born 1951
ballade, ranchera, guaracha, música popular colombiana
5 wikis · Tier 3