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Alison Moyet

1961 - Today

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Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (née 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 a member 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 had reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. All of Moyet's ten studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one, and she has had several top-10 hits on the UK singles chart. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Alison Moyet is the 1,483rd most popular singer (down from 1,253rd in 2024), the 4,147th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,388th in 2019) and the 157th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alison Moyet ranks 1,483 out of 4,381. Before her are Adam Lambert, Günther, Xzibit, Nigar Jamal, Jimmy Makulis, and Fred Bongusto. After her are Urszula Dudziak, Michel Teló, Hera Björk, Lio, Corinne Hermès, and Peter Murphy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alison Moyet ranks 301. Before her are Truls Mørk, Ann Linde, Kjell Westö, Kiyotaka Matsui, Hany Abu-Assad, and Elpidia Carrillo. After her are Anthony Wong, Corinne Hermès, Julian Bailey, Juan Carlos Osorio, John Stockwell, and Eddie Baza Calvo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 4,148 out of 8,785. Before her are Barbara Thompson (1944), Jon Amiel (1948), Janet Montgomery (1985), Robert W. Paul (1869), Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife (1849), and Lennie James (1965). After her are Lawrence Stone (1919), Joyce Mansour (1928), Robert Kerr (1882), Thomas Dekker (1572), William Rutter Dawes (1799), and Jeanette Winterson (1959).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 157. Before her are Helen Shapiro (1946), Shirley Manson (1966), Lisa Stansfield (1966), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Matt Monro (1930), and Oliver Sykes (1986). After her are Peter Murphy (1957), Tony Christie (1943), Sandy Denny (1947), Roland Orzabal (1961), Acker Bilk (1929), and Ireen Sheer (1949).

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