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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 1,342,924 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Brenda Fassie is the 2,383rd most popular singer (down from 2,022nd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 177th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Singer.

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  • 36.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Brenda Fassie ranks 2,383 out of 3,528. Before her are Raquel del Rosario, Alma, Lorde, Anja Garbarek, Calogero, and Tones and I. After her are Natasha Bedingfield, Elnur Hüseynov, Anuel AA, Joey Yung, Frances Langford, and Natasja Saad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Brenda Fassie ranks 607. Before her are Mimi Kodheli, Kim Richards, Danny Woodburn, Antônio Carlos Santos, Kaori Ekuni, and Franz Wohlfahrt. After her are Charles Stross, Ilse Aigner, Frank-Peter Roetsch, Robson Green, Alexey Prokurorov, and Lustmord. Among people deceased in 2004, Brenda Fassie ranks 293. Before her are Richard Biggs, Rodger Ward, Eleanor Holm, Pacita Abad, Fernando Poe Jr., and Eddie Hopkinson. After her are Alphonso Ford, Dennis Wilshaw, Yash Johar, Salvador Laurel, Hugh Shearer, and Albeiro Usuriaga.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Brenda Fassie ranks 217 out of 374. Before her are Amanda Coetzer (1971), Musetta Vander (1963), Wayne Ferreira (1971), William Ferguson (1940), Robert Sobukwe (1924), and Tosca Musk (1974). After her are Moira Lister (1923), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Sasha Pieterse (1996), Zola Budd (1966), Wayde van Niekerk (1992), and Johnny Flynn (1983).

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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), Yolandi Visser (1984), and Theuns Jordaan (1971). After her are ZP Theart (1975), Shaun Morgan (1978), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), and Bok van Blerk (1978).

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