MUSICIAN

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 2,203,019 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Burial is the 2,729th most popular musician (down from 824th in 2019), the 6,667th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,350th in 2019) and the 441st most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Burial ranks 2,729 out of 3,175. Before him are Alina Orlova, Pete Wentz, Imelda May, James Murphy, Esperanza Spalding, and Trace Cyrus. After him are Klaas, Brendon Urie, Hallucinogen, Derek Trucks, James Carter, and Bob Mould.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Burial ranks 78. Before him are Sheynnis Palacios, Sebastián Báez, Jesper Lindstrøm, Sha'Carri Richardson, Olga Carmona, and Giorgi Mamardashvili. After him are Logan Sargeant, Halle Bailey, Zion Williamson, Andrea Cambiaso, Arthur Theate, and Chaeyeon.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Burial ranks 6,667 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), Barry Hawkins (1979), Ronnie Carroll (1934), Robert Aramayo (1992), Ian Woosnam (1958), and Beryl Reid (1919). After him are Eddie Clamp (1934), Maurice Setters (1936), Susan Greenfield, Baroness Greenfield (1950), Edwin Morgan (1920), Hallucinogen (1971), and Alan Newton (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Burial ranks 441. Before him are Sam Totman (1980), James Dean Bradfield (1969), Jeffrey Dunn (1961), Squarepusher (1975), Morgan Nicholls (1971), and Paul Arthurs (1965). After him are Hallucinogen (1971), Stephen Hough (1961), Kenny Ball (1930), Flood (1960), Nellee Hooper (1963), and John Digweed (1967).

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