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Cornelius

1969 - Today

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Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾, Oyamada Keigo, born January 27, 1969), also known by his moniker Cornelius (CORNELIUS（コーネリアス), Kōneriasu), is a Japanese musician and producer who co-founded Flipper's Guitar, an influential Shibuya-kei band, and subsequently embarked on a solo career. In 1997, he released the album Fantasma, which landed him praise from American music critics, who called him a "modern-day Brian Wilson" or the "Japanese Beck". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelius has received more than 159,540 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius is the 2,335th most popular musician (down from 2,076th in 2019), the 1,871st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,575th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cornelius ranks 2,335 out of 3,175. Before her are Ulf Ekberg, John 5, Gillian Gilbert, Cashmere Cat, Cynthia Weil, and Sophie B. Hawkins. After her are Booker Ervin, Headhunterz, Peter Erskine, Nigel Olsson, Tom Scott, and Greg K..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Cornelius ranks 522. Before her are Martika, Laurent Dufaux, Murat Nasyrov, Dejan Govedarica, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Yoko Takahagi. After her are René Henriksen, Loren Dean, Jan Suchopárek, Oleg Maskayev, Anniken Huitfeldt, and Fabien Roussel.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Cornelius ranks 1,871 out of 6,245. Before her are Nobuhiko Okamoto (1986), Sakura Ando (1986), Hisashi Kurosaki (1968), Koichi Hashiratani (1961), Yoko Takahagi (1969), and Koji Igarashi (1968). After her are Marina Inoue (1985), Kaoru Nagadome (1973), Yuki Abe (1981), Tomoko Kawakami (1970), Kazunari Ninomiya (1983), and Katsuyoshi Shinto (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Cornelius ranks 39. Before her are Hiromi Uehara (1979), Sugizo (1969), Pata (1965), Tsunku (1968), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), and Naomi Munakata (1955). After her are Takahiro Moriuchi (1988), Kamijo (1975), Jin Akanishi (1984), Mai Kuraki (1982), Ai Otsuka (1982), and Nobuyuki Tsujii (1988).

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