MUSICIAN

Andy Bell

1970 - Today

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Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970) is a Welsh singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and DJ. He is one of two vocalists and guitarists of the English rock band Ride, and was formerly the bassist of Oasis from 1999 until their breakup in 2009. Bell was also a member of Hurricane #1 as well as Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis project Beady Eye until their breakup in 2014. With Ride, Bell helped pioneer shoegaze, an alternative rock subgenre which reached its peak popularity in the early 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Bell has received more than 34,717 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Bell is the 2,393rd most popular musician (down from 2,365th in 2019), the 5,948th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,683rd in 2019) and the 397th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 35k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Andy Bell ranks 2,393 out of 3,175. Before him are Richie Faulkner, Joe Boyd, Kathleen Hanna, Tex Beneke, Julian Rachlin, and Atticus Ross. After him are Aurora, Robb Flynn, Alex Skolnick, Tyler Joseph, Paul Horn, and Charlie Clouser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Andy Bell ranks 495. Before him are Roger Cicero, Cláudia Abreu, Freddy Loix, Gert Verheyen, Rupert Penry-Jones, and Ricco Groß. After him are Nagaru Tanigawa, Andrus Kivirähk, Tibor Selymes, Sergei Kiriakov, Magnus Larsson, and Mike Phiromphon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Andy Bell ranks 5,948 out of 8,785. Before him are Philip May (1957), Tiff Needell (1951), Louis de Bernières (1954), Jemma Redgrave (1965), Atticus Ross (1968), and Rupert Penry-Jones (1970). After him are Tom Glynn-Carney (1995), Kate Dickie (1971), Alastair Sim (1900), Esmond Knight (1906), David Haye (1980), and Saskia Reeves (1961).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Andy Bell ranks 397. Before him are Simon Webbe (1978), John Leckie (1949), Kelly Johnson (1958), Guthrie Govan (1971), Richie Faulkner (1980), and Atticus Ross (1968). After him are Rick Savage (1960), John Dankworth (1927), Evelyn Glennie (1965), Peter Christopherson (1955), Tom Robinson (1950), and Cheryl (1983).

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