MUSICIAN

Chrisye

1949 - 2007

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Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi ([xrisˈmanʃah raˈhadi]; born Christian Rahadi [xristiˈan raˈhadi]; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), better known by his stage name Chrisye ([xəˈriʃə]), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011, Rolling Stone Indonesia declared him the third-greatest Indonesian musician of all time. Born in Jakarta of mixed Chinese-Indonesian descent, Chrisye became interested in music at an early age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chrisye has received more than 416,838 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Chrisye is the 1,320th most popular musician (up from 1,464th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 64th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indonesian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chrisye ranks 1,320 out of 3,175. Before him are Bernard Edwards, Cliff Martinez, James LoMenzo, John Mayhew, Bernard Sumner, and Michel Camilo. After him are Steve Hogarth, Jon Hiseman, Richard Manuel, John Myung, Paweł Mąciwoda, and George Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Chrisye ranks 424. Before him are Beth Grant, Bob Backlund, Dennis Taylor, Philippe Djian, Daniel Pipes, and Anna Lee Fisher. After him are Robert Berdella, Danuta Wałęsa, Klaus Ludwig, Maury Chaykin, Jahn Teigen, and Sam Rainsy. Among people deceased in 2007, Chrisye ranks 266. Before him are Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Benito Lorenzi, Iwao Takamoto, Joey Bishop, Zahrad, and Blaga Aleksova. After him are John P. Ryan, Ellen Preis, Kei Kumai, Julius Wess, Anatol Rapoport, and Qurratulain Hyder.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Chrisye ranks 59 out of 158. Before him are Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800), Mohammad Natsir (1908), Dewi Sartika (1884), Jan Kok (1889), Sandra Reemer (1950), and Xaviera Hollander (1943). After him are Beb Bakhuys (1909), Teuku Umar (1854), Ilse Werner (1921), Adriaan Fokker (1887), Rhoma Irama (1946), and Willem Jacob Luyten (1899).

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Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Chrisye ranks 2. Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903). After him are Rhoma Irama (1946), and Niki (1999).

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