SINGER

Aaliyah

1979 - 2001

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Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), known as Aaliyah, was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. She has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop, and hip hop, earning her the nicknames the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop". Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she first gained recognition at the age of 10, when she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aaliyah has received more than 35,860,781 page views. Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Aaliyah is the 733rd most popular singer (down from 682nd in 2019), the 3,898th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,888th in 2019) and the 201st most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Aaliyah ranks 733 out of 4,381. Before her are Peter Steele, Idir, Ronnie Spector, Pierre Gaveaux, Sheryl Crow, and Kadim Al Sahir. After her are Izhar Cohen, Floor Jansen, Limahl, Billy Vaughn, Mike Love, and Frank Sinatra Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Aaliyah ranks 40. Before her are Ivica Olić, John Krasinski, Oscar Isaac, Kourtney Kardashian, Rosario Dawson, and Travis Fimmel. After her are Danneel Ackles, Vidya Balan, Kate Hudson, Roberto De Zerbi, Adam Levine, and Kelly Brook. Among people deceased in 2001, Aaliyah ranks 124. Before her are Jelle Zijlstra, Gloria Foster, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Gregory Corso, Grigory Chukhray, and David Lewis. After her are Kathleen Freeman, Robert Enrico, Mike Mentzer, Aldo Olivieri, Luiz Bonfá, and Ilie Verdeț.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 3,898 out of 20,380. Before her are Lenny Bruce (1925), Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945), Jay Wright Forrester (1918), John Garfield (1913), Edward Feigenbaum (1936), and Leslie Jones (1967). After her are Muse Watson (1948), Jack Sharkey (1902), Edwin Sutherland (1883), Kathleen Freeman (1919), Reginald VelJohnson (1952), and Elizabeth Monroe (1768).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 201. Before her are SZA (1990), Gladys Knight (1944), Christopher Cross (1951), Peter Steele (1962), Ronnie Spector (1943), and Sheryl Crow (1962). After her are Billy Vaughn (1919), Mike Love (1941), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Patsy Cline (1932), Tammi Terrell (1945), and Belinda Carlisle (1958).

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