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).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 2 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
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
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Dalida | 300 |
| Gilles Vigneault | 62 |
| Francesco De Gregori | 56 |
| Paco Ibáñez | 23 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Dalida | 70 |
| Gilles Vigneault | 63 |
| Francesco De Gregori | 51 |
| Paco Ibáñez | 48 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Gilles Vigneault | 13 |
| Francesco De Gregori | 5 |
| Dalida | 1 |
| Paco Ibáñez | 1 |
Most famous traditional folk song artists

Dalida
Egypt · Person · born 1933
pop music, disco, chanson, traditional folk song, Arabic music
74 wikis
Paco Ibáñez
Spain · Person · born 1934
protest song, traditional folk song, canción
20 wikis

Francesco De Gregori
Italy · Person · born 1951
folk rock, traditional folk song, revolutionary song, canzone d'autore
19 wikis

Gilles Vigneault
Canada · Person · born 1928
traditional folk song
13 wikis

Zolotoe Koltso
Russia · Group · 1988–present
folk music, folk-pop, popular folk music, Russian post-chanson, traditional folk song
3 wikis