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Aaliyah

1979 - 2001

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Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ah-LEE-ə; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer and actress. 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 33,468,606 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Aaliyah is the 684th most popular singer (up from 725th in 2019), the 3,899th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,095th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Aaliyah ranks 684 out of 3,528. Before her are José Alfredo Jiménez, Shakin' Stevens, Seiko Matsuda, Piero Cappuccilli, H.P. Baxxter, and Lilli Lehmann. After her are Sergio Endrigo, Jim Steinman, Afric Simone, Patachou, Sheila, and Peggy March.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Aaliyah ranks 42. Before her are Kelly Brook, Kevin Hart, Jennifer Morrison, Roberta Metsola, Adrian Mutu, and Tawakkol Karman. After her are Vidya Balan, Miklós Fehér, Ivica Olić, Morena Baccarin, Kristanna Loken, and Vitas. Among people deceased in 2001, Aaliyah ranks 119. Before her are Kathleen Freeman, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Henri Alekan, Ilie Verdeț, and Leila Pahlavi. After her are Malcom McLean, Grigory Chukhray, Helge Ingstad, John C. Lilly, Chuck Schuldiner, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 3,899 out of 18,182. Before her are Victoria Woodhull (1838), Brock Lesnar (1977), Catherine Keener (1959), Robert Darnton (1939), Marion Davies (1897), and Alice Brady (1892). After her are Taj Mahal (1942), Walter Hunt (1796), Elizabeth Loftus (1944), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Ralph Linton (1893), and Betty Mahmoody (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Aaliyah ranks 193. Before her are Big Mama Thornton (1926), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Vince Neil (1961), Paula Abdul (1962), Leontyne Price (1927), and Lobo (1943). After her are Jim Steinman (1947), Peggy March (1948), Toby Keith (1961), B. J. Thomas (1942), Afrika Bambaataa (1957), and Andrea True (1943).

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