MUSICIAN

Chicane

1971 - Today

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Nicholas Bracegirdle (born 28 February 1971), known professionally as Chicane, is an English musician, DJ, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Among his works are singles "Offshore", an Ibiza trance anthem included in many compilations in both chill-out and dance versions; "Saltwater", which featured vocals by Clannad member Máire Brennan, and the UK number-one hit "Don't Give Up", featuring vocals by Bryan Adams, which also became a top ten hit on singles charts across Europe and Australia. Far from the Maddening Crowds, Chicane's debut studio album from 1997, is still considered a seminal release among the trance music community, and his second studio album, 2000's Behind the Sun, was certified gold in the UK. In 2007, after the hindrance of an ultimately unreleased album (Easy to Assemble) in the intervening time, the third artist album Somersault was released on Bracegirdle's independent record label, followed shortly after by a tenth anniversary re-release of Far from the Maddening Crowds which included a new mix of "Offshore" ("Offshore 2007"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chicane has received more than 981,754 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Chicane is the 2,786th most popular musician (down from 2,651st in 2019), the 6,813th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,346th in 2019) and the 448th most popular British Musician.

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  • 980k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chicane ranks 2,786 out of 3,175. Before him are Sergey Khachatryan, Bear McCreary, Kendji Girac, Victoria De Angelis, Niklas Sundin, and John Digweed. After him are Silenoz, Julien Doré, Greg Kurstin, Nikolaj Koppel, Marco Misciagna, and JerryC.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Chicane ranks 776. Before him are Kristian Jensen, Albert Demchenko, Vin Baker, Pavel Patera, Alireza Mansourian, and Stan Collymore. After him are Rafael Berges, Svetlana Goncharenko, Byambasuren Davaa, Turu Flores, Mario Kindelán, and Shokichi Sato.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Chicane ranks 6,813 out of 8,785. Before him are Chris Gauthier (1976), Rupert Wyatt (1972), Luke Mably (1976), Hannah New (1984), Barry Ferguson (1978), and John Digweed (1967). After him are Tom Huddlestone (1986), Joe Joyce (1985), Terry Nation (1930), Paul Banks (1978), Sam Troughton (1977), and Tony Mowbray (1963).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Chicane ranks 448. Before him are Hallucinogen (1971), Stephen Hough (1961), Kenny Ball (1930), Flood (1960), Nellee Hooper (1963), and John Digweed (1967). After him are Edward Shearmur (1966), Paul McGuigan (1971), Four Tet (1978), Sigala (1992), Olly Alexander (1990), and Jacob Collier (1994).

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