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Chrisye

1949 - 2007

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Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi ([xrisˈmanʃah raˈhadi]; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), born Christian Rahadi ([xristiˈan raˈhadi]), 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 384,841 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Chrisye is the 1,469th most popular musician (up from 1,503rd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 55th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Chrisye ranks 1,469 out of 2,662Before him are Elliott Smith, Hubert Sumlin, Ron Geesin, Elizabeth Cotten, Rick Allen, and Cassandra Wilson. After him are Robert Cray, Jan Axel Blomberg, J. B. Lenoir, Memphis Minnie, Jim Capaldi, and Jörg Michael.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Chrisye ranks 431Before him are Orani João Tempesta, Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Jamaica Kincaid, Hartmut Briesenick, Charles Fefferman, and John Farnham. After him are Bernd Nickel, Richard Hell, Viktor Kolotov, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Farida Jalal, and Naseeruddin Shah. Among people deceased in 2007, Chrisye ranks 275Before him are Gisela Uhlen, Madeleine L'Engle, Bam Bam Bigelow, Kirka, Masao Takemoto, and Ove Grahn. After him are Eugen Walaschek, Fred Saberhagen, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Tetsuo Okamoto, Freddie Francis, and Robert Goulet.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Chrisye ranks 64 out of 126Before him are Abdul Muis (1883), Adrianus de Jong (1882), Hary Gunarto (1954), Ali Sastroamidjojo (1903), Sandra Reemer (1950), and Lien Gisolf (1910). After him are Xaviera Hollander (1943), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Usmar Ismail (1921), Dick Esser (1918), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), and Erick Thohir (1970).

Among MUSICIANS In Indonesia

Among musicians born in Indonesia, Chrisye ranks 3Before him are Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903) and Rhoma Irama (1946).