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Alison Moyet

1961 - Today

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Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (née Moyet MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. 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 3,256,384 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alison Moyet is the 1,131st most popular singer (up from 1,297th in 2019), the 3,251st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,657th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Singer.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alison Moyet ranks 1,131 out of 3,528. Before her are Simón Díaz, Grigory Leps, Peter Sinfield, Kenny Dorham, Beth Hart, and Gordon Lightfoot. After her are Bob Hite, Nada, Margot Hielscher, Maggie MacNeal, Mel B, and Thomas Hampson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Alison Moyet ranks 191. Before her are Mariel Hemingway, Steve Holmes, Joe Lando, Sigrid Kaag, Lars Olsen, and Freddie Spencer. After her are Oleksandr Zavarov, Antonia San Juan, Daniele Gatti, Fatou Bensouda, Carlos Vives, and Saskia Esken.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 3,251 out of 7,765. Before her are Frederick Twort (1877), Nick Park (1958), Matthew Garber (1956), Steve Coogan (1965), Brendan Coyle (1963), and Peter Sinfield (1943). After her are Peter Davison (1951), Ivor Novello (1893), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (1990), Elton Dean (1945), and Anne Bradstreet (1612).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alison Moyet ranks 120. Before her are Janet Baker (1933), David Sylvian (1958), Nik Kershaw (1958), Gary Numan (1958), Emma Bunton (1976), and Peter Sinfield (1943). After her are Mel B (1975), Biff Byford (1951), Dave Davies (1947), Siouxsie Sioux (1957), Sheena Easton (1959), and Pete Ham (1947).

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