Jorge Ben

Summary

Jorge Ben is a human^[1]. He was born in Rio de Janeiro^[2]. He was born on March 22, 1942^[3]. He worked as a singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and guitarist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jorge Ben was born in Rio de Janeiro^[2].
• Jorge Ben was born on March 22, 1942^[3].
• Jorge Ben was born on March 22, 1939^[9].
• Jorge Ben held citizenship in Brazil^[10].
• Brazilian Portuguese was Jorge Ben's native language^[11].
• Jorge Ben's professions included singer^[4].
• Jorge Ben's professions included songwriter^[5].
• Jorge Ben worked as a recording artist^[6].
• Jorge Ben worked as a guitarist^[7].
• Jorge Ben received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[12].
• Jorge Ben received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[13].
• Jorge Ben is recorded as male^[14].
• Jorge Ben's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Jorge Ben's genre is música popular brasileira^[16].
• Jorge Ben's genre is bossa nova^[17].
• Jorge Ben's genre is samba-jazz^[18].
• Jorge Ben's genre is samba rock^[19].
• Jorge Ben's record label is recorded as Island Records^[20].
• Jorge Ben's record label is recorded as Philips Records^[21].
• Jorge Ben's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group^[22].
• Jorge Ben's record label is recorded as Som Livre^[23].
• Jorge Ben's record label is recorded as RGE^[24].
• Jorge Ben's discography is recorded as Jorge Ben discography^[25].
• Jorge Ben's Commons category is recorded as Jorge Ben Jor^[26].
• Jorge Ben's family name is recorded as Lima^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1942-03-22^[30]

• Genre(s): bossa nova, mpb, samba-rock, singer-songwriter^[31]

• Community tags: bossa nova, mpb, samba-rock, singer-songwriter^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 19499124-36d4-4ccc-b28d-04dde3d2076f^[33]

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Origins and Family

Jorge Ben was born in Rio de Janeiro^[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 22, 1942^[3] and March 22, 1939^[9]. Brazilian Portuguese was his native language^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and guitarist^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[12], an order^[34], in Brazil^[35], founded in 1991^[36] and Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[13], a class of award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2004^[39].

Why It Matters

Jorge Ben ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month, #6,817 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

He has been cited as an influence by Zuco 103^[42], a musical group^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 1999^[45].

FAQs

Where was Jorge Ben born?

Born in Rio de Janeiro^[2], Jorge Ben…

What did Jorge Ben do for work?

Jorge Ben worked as singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and guitarist^[7].

What awards did Jorge Ben receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[12] and Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[13].

Who did Jorge Ben influence?

Jorge Ben has been cited as an influence by Zuco 103^[42].