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Burial

2000 - Today

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William Emmanuel Bevan, known by his recording alias Burial, is a British electronic musician from South London. Initially remaining anonymous, Burial became the first artist signed to Kode9's electronic label Hyperdub in 2005. He won acclaim the following year for his self-titled debut album, an influential release in the UK's dubstep scene which showcased a dark, emotive take on UK rave music styles such as UK garage and 2-step; it was named the album of the year by The Wire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burial has received more than 2,028,285 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Burial is the 827th most popular musician (up from 2,628th in 2019), the 2,356th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,317th in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.14

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Burial ranks 827 out of 2,662Before him are James Ingram, Paul Gilbert, José José, Bismillah Khan, Chuck Schuldiner, and Doug Clifford. After him are Link Wray, Daniel Steibelt, Lindsey Buckingham, François Habeneck, Jackson Browne, and Arvīds Jansons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Burial ranks 2Before him is Erling Braut Håland. After him are Vinícius Júnior, Ferran Torres, Dušan Vlahović, Lil Pump, Jadon Sancho, Ester Expósito, Neil Burger, Moise Kean, Phil Foden, and Antony.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Burial ranks 2,356 out of 7,765Before him are William Playfair (1759), Laurence Doherty (1875), Ford Madox Ford (1873), Luke Howard (1772), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), and Ernest Bevin (1881). After him are Patrick Magee (1922), Stanley Myers (1930), Ian Bannen (1928), Gerry Ashmore (1936), Harold Jeffreys (1891), and Bridget Riley (1931).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Burial ranks 144Before him are Carl Palmer (1950), Würzel (1949), Bob Klose (1945), Steve Jones (1955), Snowy White (1948), and Ian Hill (1952). After him are Al Stewart (1945), Brian Connolly (1945), George Shearing (1919), Philip Catherine (1942), James Galway (1939), and Simon Phillips (1957).

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