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Candi Staton

1940 - Today

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Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton (, STAY-tən) (born March 13, 1940) is an American singer, best known in the United States for her 1970 cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". In Europe, Staton's biggest selling record is the anthemic "You Got the Love" from 1986, released in collaboration with the Source. Staton was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame and is a five-time Grammy Award nominee. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Candi Staton is the 2,187th most popular singer (down from 1,851st in 2024), the 11,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,884th in 2019) and the 608th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Candi Staton ranks 2,187 out of 4,381. Before her are Sigrid, Johnnie Ray, Soraya, R. L. Burnside, Cássia Eller, and Fermín IV. After her are Gary Cherone, Juice Newton, Rockwell, Marta Jandová, Trick-Trick, and Marco Mengoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Candi Staton ranks 571. Before her are David Gates, Lucy Shapiro, Silvia Torres-Peimbert, Bjørn Tidmand, Chelato Uclés, and Joanna Miles. After her are Graham McRae, Johnny Giles, Miguel Ángel Loayza, Beth Fowler, Alexander Almetov, and Fontella Bass.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candi Staton ranks 11,983 out of 20,380. Before her are Mike Colter (1976), Robert Benchley (1889), Andrea Leeds (1914), Kathryn Erbe (1965), Howard Dean (1948), and Ethel Clayton (1882). After her are Merle Travis (1917), Gary Cherone (1961), Juice Newton (1952), Earl Hooker (1930), Rockwell (1964), and Balthazar Getty (1975).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Candi Staton ranks 608. Before her are C. J. Ramone (1965), Harry Chapin (1942), Macklemore (1983), Johnnie Ray (1927), Soraya (1969), and R. L. Burnside (1926). After her are Gary Cherone (1961), Juice Newton (1952), Rockwell (1964), Trick-Trick (1973), David Draiman (1973), and Mildred Bailey (1907).

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