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Curt Smith

1961 - Today

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Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, who is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band's songs, and sings lead vocals on the hits "Mad World", "Pale Shelter", "Change", "The Way You Are", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and "Advice for the Young at Heart". After his departure from Tears for Fears in 1991, Smith pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album, Soul on Board, in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Curt Smith has received more than 3,285,690 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Curt Smith is the 1,323rd most popular singer (up from 1,483rd in 2019), the 3,700th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,090th in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Singer.

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  • 3.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Curt Smith ranks 1,323 out of 3,528. Before her are Florent Pagny, M.I.A., Anna Jantar, Girija Devi, Ani Lorak, and Lee Hyori. After her are Ivo Linna, Grimes, Chad Kroeger, Greetje Kauffeld, Randy Meisner, and Hadise.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Curt Smith ranks 232. Before her are Hironobu Kageyama, Florent Pagny, Juan Carlos Osorio, Zlatko Saračević, Todd McFarlane, and Laurel Clark. After her are Yuri Milner, Yuri Malenchenko, Lauren Lane, József Szájer, Birol Ünel, and Justin Fashanu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Curt Smith ranks 3,700 out of 7,765. Before her are Stafford Cripps (1889), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), Edwin Long (1829), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), John Major (1467), and Hugh Clapperton (1788). After her are Ray Park (1974), Mick Avory (1944), David Goodall (1914), James Francis Stephens (1792), Georges Passerieu (1885), and Patricia Hayes (1909).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Curt Smith ranks 144. Before her are Linda Martin (1952), Aneka (1947), Helen Shapiro (1946), Imogen Heap (1977), Acker Bilk (1929), and M.I.A. (1975). After her are Mary Garden (1874), Sam Smith (1992), Peter Murphy (1957), Amy Macdonald (1987), John Paul Young (1950), and Melanie C (1974).

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