MUSICIAN

Alexander Gradsky

1949 - 2021

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Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Гра́дский; born Alexander Borisovich Fradkin, 3 November 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Russian rock singer, bard, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was one of the earliest performers of rock music in Russia. His diverse repertoire included rock 'n' roll, traditional folk songs performed with a rock twist, and operatic arias. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Gradsky has received more than 322,960 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alexander Gradsky is the 1,161st most popular musician (down from 481st in 2019), the 1,559th most popular biography from Russia (down from 735th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Russian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 320k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alexander Gradsky ranks 1,161 out of 3,175. Before him are Ray Barretto, Afrojack, Jimmie Nicol, Abraham Laboriel, Rolf Løvland, and Frankie Laine. After him are Tony Joe White, Mike Stern, Ole Beich, Jimmy Bain, Valery Afanassiev, and Ian Stuart Donaldson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Alexander Gradsky ranks 352. Before him are Shelley Long, Marilyn Burns, Anita Borg, Jupp Kapellmann, Wayne Wang, and Ed O'Ross. After him are William Shepherd, Jean-Michel Aulas, Jack Bender, Shusaku Hirasawa, Gyude Bryant, and Rodrigo Rato. Among people deceased in 2021, Alexander Gradsky ranks 319. Before him are Bernd Kannenberg, Budge Patty, Jim Steinman, Agustín Balbuena, Gavin MacLeod, and Robert Marchand. After him are Leslie Laing, Joseph Benz, Ivan Toplak, Art Metrano, Frederic Rzewski, and Anatoliy Zlenko.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Gradsky ranks 1,559 out of 3,761. Before him are Pyotr Chardynin (1873), Natalya Seleznyova (1945), Sophie Liebknecht (1884), Yuriy Voynov (1931), Klara Rumyanova (1929), and Vladimir Lisin (1956). After him are Nikolai Kamanin (1908), Marfa Apraksina (1664), Veijo Meri (1928), Nikolay Drozdov (1937), Nikolay Ilminsky (1822), and Vladimir Krutov (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Alexander Gradsky ranks 20. Before him are Lev Oborin (1907), Rudolf Barshai (1924), Nikolai Noskov (1956), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), Andrej Hoteev (1946), and Daniil Shafran (1923). After him are Valery Afanassiev (1947), Alexei Lubimov (1944), Viktoria Mullova (1959), Vladimir Spivakov (1944), Anahit Tsitsikian (1926), and Andrei Gavrilov (1955).

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