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Alison Moyet

1961 - Today

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Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet ( MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as half of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. By June 2023 her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alison Moyet has received more than 3,554,623 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alison Moyet is the 1,251st most popular singer (down from 1,127th in 2019), the 3,388th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,243rd in 2019) and the 130th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alison Moyet ranks 1,251 out of 4,381. Before her are Glykeria, Skeeter Davis, Rosario Flores, Najwa Karam, Bobby Womack, and Sotiria Bellou. After her are Dulce Pontes, Janet Baker, Jenny Berggren, Lasse Mårtenson, Charlie Dominici, and Leo Sayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alison Moyet ranks 224. Before her are Freddie Spencer, Antonia San Juan, Carlos Vives, Claude Puel, Oh Se-hoon, and Kassim Majaliwa. After her are Bob Dadae, Bram Moolenaar, Aaron Sorkin, Samantha Bond, Yuri Malenchenko, and Lawrence Lessig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 3,388 out of 8,785. Before her are Edward Thomas (1878), Stanley Baker (1928), Michael Mann (1942), Algernon Sidney (1623), William Hopkins (1793), and Ian Abercrombie (1934). After her are George Abecassis (1913), Joseph Noel Paton (1821), John Mawe (1764), Peter Grant (1935), John Houlding (1833), and Clint Mansell (1963).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 130. Before her are Mick Hucknall (1960), Tony Christie (1943), Roland Orzabal (1961), Aneka (1947), Matt Monro (1930), and Margaret Price (1941). After her are Janet Baker (1933), Leo Sayer (1948), Al Atkins (1947), Tony Martin (1957), Sandy Denny (1947), and Mick Jones (1944).

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