# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-legros
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:31:55.849Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-legros"
name: "Joseph Legros"
slug: "joseph-legros"
description: "Joseph Legros, often also spelt Le Gros, was a French singer, impresario and composer of the 18th century. He is usually regarded as the most prominent haute-contre of his generation, though his acting is reputed to have been mediocre. He is best remembered for his association with the composers Gluck and Mozart."
tagline: "French singer and composer (1739-1793)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Legros_-_Cochin%2C_Miger_-_1770_-_Gallica.jpg?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: "1739-09-07"
deathDate: "1793-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.79
  momentum:             0.06172839506172839
  historical:           7.005868
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bdc4fbb5-2679-4216-8257-80fa39c61d71"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "چوزيف ليجروس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Legros"
    title: "Joseph Legros"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1707492"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump