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traditional folk song artists

5 published traditional folk song artists, led by Dalida, Paco Ibáñez and Francesco De Gregori.

At a glance

5 published traditional folk song artists; 95 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 4 tier 3
5
Release groups
441
Studio albums
110
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
95
Timeline events
132
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
58 years
Full biographies
3
Biography words
15,534

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1950s1
1960s2
1970s1
1980s1

Where they come from

Countries with the most traditional folk song artists. Canada leads with 1.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with traditional folk song. The most shared is Arabic music, with 1 artists in both.

Covers from traditional folk song

95 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

  • Le Visage de l’amour

    Dalida · 1986

  • Pour te dire je t'aime

    Dalida · 1984

  • Dalida

    Dalida · 1983

  • Confidences sur la fréquence

    Dalida · 1982

  • Olympia 81

    Dalida · 1981

  • Special Dalida

    Dalida · 1981

  • Gigi in Paradisco

    Dalida · 1980

  • Dédié à toi / Monday Tuesday

    Dalida · 1979

  • Ça me fait rêver / Génération 78

    Dalida · 1978

  • Salma ya salama

    Dalida · 1977

  • Amoureuse de la vie

    Dalida · 1976

  • Coup de chapeau au passé

    Dalida · 1976

Leaders

Dalida has the most release groups (300); Dalida the longest career (70 years); Gilles Vigneault the most awards (13).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Dalida300
Gilles Vigneault62
Francesco De Gregori56
Paco Ibáñez23

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Dalida70
Gilles Vigneault63
Francesco De Gregori51
Paco Ibáñez48

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Gilles Vigneault13
Francesco De Gregori5
Dalida1
Paco Ibáñez1

Most famous traditional folk song artists

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