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Aneka

1947 - Today

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Mary Sandeman (born 20 November 1948), better known by her former stage name Aneka ( ə-NEE-kə), is a retired Scottish traditional singer. In 1981, she reached number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she took on for the song. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aneka has received more than 374,161 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Aneka is the 1,231st most popular singer (up from 1,267th in 2019), the 3,344th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,580th in 2019) and the 127th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Aneka ranks 1,231 out of 4,381. Before her are Carlos Vives, Helmut Lotti, Izumi Sakai, V, Jacques Higelin, and Eva Nansen. After her are Maher Zain, Matt Monro, Margaret Price, Jennie, Yulduz Usmonova, and Zara Dolukhanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Aneka ranks 481. Before her are Renata Sorrah, Camille Paglia, Pia Kjærsgaard, Peter Riegert, Glynn Turman, and Lev Rokhlin. After her are Nolan Ryan, Mike Krzyzewski, Richard Portnow, Stuart Gordon, Tracey Walter, and Yuri Matiyasevich.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Aneka ranks 3,344 out of 8,785. Before her are William Lawes (1602), Henry Scott Tuke (1858), Richard de Bury (1287), Michael Wilding (1912), Capability Brown (1716), and Francis Hauksbee (1660). After her are Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355), Charles Avison (1709), William Bradford (1590), John Abbot (1751), Rupert Graves (1963), and Andrew Planche (1727).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Aneka ranks 127. Before her are Paul Day (1956), Marc Almond (1957), Dave Davies (1947), Mick Hucknall (1960), Tony Christie (1943), and Roland Orzabal (1961). After her are Matt Monro (1930), Margaret Price (1941), Alison Moyet (1961), Janet Baker (1933), Leo Sayer (1948), and Al Atkins (1947).

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