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Anita O'Day

1919 - 2006

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Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anita O'Day has received more than 675,243 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Anita O'Day is the 911th most popular singer (down from 760th in 2019), the 4,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,291st in 2019) and the 237th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anita O'Day ranks 911 out of 4,381. Before her are Vince Neil, Loretta Lynn, Francesco Guccini, Wenche Myhre, Prodigy, and Carmen McRae. After her are Gitte Hænning, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patience Dabany, G-Dragon, Fréhel, and Elaine Paige.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Anita O'Day ranks 184. Before her are François Bordes, Gilles Andriamahazo, Ivan Sidorenko, Benny Moré, Mustai Karim, and Trần Văn Trà. After her are Sam Wanamaker, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Carole Landis, Hans Klenk, Lennie Tristano, and Michèle Arnaud. Among people deceased in 2006, Anita O'Day ranks 194. Before her are Kathleen Antonelli, Yitzhak Kaduri, Gert Fredriksson, Kazimierz Górski, Theodore Levitt, and Paul Halmos. After her are Arif Mardin, Pío Leyva, Sven Axbom, Max Merkel, Rainer Barzel, and Paul Arizin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anita O'Day ranks 4,799 out of 20,380. Before her are Henry Selick (1952), Vanessa del Rio (1952), Tommy Thayer (1960), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Carmen McRae (1922), and Christine Lahti (1950). After her are Cammie King (1934), Melvin Purvis (1903), Sargent Shriver (1915), Marlyn Meltzer (1922), Katharine Graham (1917), and Harold Arlen (1905).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Anita O'Day ranks 237. Before her are Chip Taylor (1940), Randy Meisner (1946), Vince Neil (1961), Loretta Lynn (1932), Prodigy (1974), and Carmen McRae (1922). After her are Dee Dee Bridgewater (1950), Jackie Wilson (1934), Johnny Nash (1940), MC Hammer (1962), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), and Ann Wilson (1950).

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