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Brenda Fassie

1964 - 2004

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Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the "Queen of African Pop", the "Madonna of The Townships" or simply as The Black Madonna. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brenda Fassie has received more than 1,429,313 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Brenda Fassie is the 2,324th most popular singer (up from 2,375th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 216th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Brenda Fassie ranks 2,324 out of 4,381. Before her are Diego Torres, Elena Gheorghe, Vesna Pisarović, Murat Nasyrov, M. Shadows, and Dipali Barthakur. After her are Nâdiya, Brook Benton, Amir Haddad, David Allan Coe, Ana Mena, and William DuVall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Brenda Fassie ranks 567. Before her are Gao Zhisheng, John Pyper-Ferguson, Andrew Kevin Walker, Virgil Hill, Janusz Palikot, and Genar Andrinúa. After her are Jean-François Copé, The Boogeyman, Sophie B. Hawkins, Augusto Paolo Lojudice, Sergio Canavero, and Guga. Among people deceased in 2004, Brenda Fassie ranks 320. Before her are Max Abramovitz, Suraiya, Eddie Hopkinson, Johnny Warren, James Aloysius Hickey, and Willie Watson. After her are Virginia Capers, Bob Tisdall, Kurt Dossin, Albert Paulsen, Hugh Shearer, and Henry Cockburn.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Brenda Fassie ranks 227 out of 454. Before her are Mike Melvill (1940), Austin Stevens (1950), Bruce Johnstone (1937), William Ferguson (1940), Thomas François Burgers (1834), and Louis Hayward (1909). After her are Musetta Vander (1963), Bessie Head (1937), Linda Mvusi (1955), Mark González (1984), Hans Vonk (1970), and Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937).

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Among SINGERS In South Africa

Among singers born in South Africa, Brenda Fassie ranks 5. Before her are Miriam Makeba (1932), Dave Matthews (1967), Solomon Linda (1909), and Yolandi Visser (1984). After her are Theuns Jordaan (1971), ZP Theart (1975), Letta Mbulu (1942), Miriam Stockley (1962), Zahara (1987), Shaun Morgan (1978), and Bok van Blerk (1978).

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