# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gabriel-yacoub
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:34:18.970Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gabriel-yacoub"
name: "Gabriel Yacoub"
slug: "gabriel-yacoub"
description: "Gabriel Yacoub was a French musician and visual artist. He was a lead member of the French folk and folk rock band Malicorne from its formation in 1973, as a pioneer of the revival of traditional music in contemporary formats. He later also played and recorded solo music, including to his own lyrics."
tagline: "French musician, songwriter and visual artist (1952–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gabriel_Yacoub_le_11-11-11_a_Lyon.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1952-02-04"
deathDate: "2025-01-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.71
  momentum:             0.6890459363957597
  historical:           11.24356
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 697
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8470510/"
    handle:    "nm8470510"
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    handle:    "6Q43tC6Q0CQteXeicXJSbv"
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    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79zb0NTCVzqQkBGVzQlw3w"
    handle:    "Gabriel Yacoub - Topic"
    followers: 697
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "جابريل ياكوب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yacoub"
    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yacoub"
    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yacoub"
    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
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    title: "گابریل یاکوب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yacoub"
    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Yacoub"
    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
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    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
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    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Gabriel Yacoub"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump