# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jorge-ben
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:41:54.009Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jorge-ben"
name: "Jorge Ben"
slug: "jorge-ben"
description: "Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben. Performing in a samba style that also explored soul, funk, rock and bossa nova sounds, Ben has recorded such well-known songs as \"Chove Chuva\", \"Mas Que Nada\", \"Ive Brussel\" and \"Balança Pema\". His music has been covered by artists such as Caetano Veloso, Sérgio Mendes, Miriam Makeba, Soulfly and Marisa Monte. His musical work has been vastly sampled by music producers and DJs in a variety of genres such as jazz funk, disco, and acid jazz."
tagline: "Brazilian recording artist, musician, songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jorge_Ben_Jor_at_Live_Earth.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Brazil"
  isoCode: "BR"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1939-03-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           55.72
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.660456
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "jorgebenjor"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/jorgebenjoroficial/"
    handle:    "jorgebenjoroficial"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/oficialjorgebenjor"
    handle:    "oficialjorgebenjor"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0069990/"
    handle:    "nm0069990"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "5JYtpnUKxAzXfHEYpOeeit"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "조르지 벵 조르"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جورج بن جور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jorge Ben Jor"
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    title: "Jorge Ben Jor"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump