MUSICIAN

Damon Albarn

1968 - Today

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Damon Albarn (, AWL-barn; born 23 March 1968) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman and main vocalist of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz. Raised in Leytonstone, East London, and around Colchester, Essex, Albarn attended the Stanway School, where he met Graham Coxon, with whom he would later form Blur in 1988. They released their debut album Leisure in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Damon Albarn has received more than 11,379,186 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Damon Albarn is the 632nd most popular musician (down from 623rd in 2019), the 1,897th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,916th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Damon Albarn ranks 632 out of 3,175. Before him are Clive Burr, Anton Karas, Klaus Voormann, Clifford Brown, Jadranka Stojaković, and Maxim Shostakovich. After him are Carl Flesch, Mike Rutherford, Ron Carter, Joan Jett, Walter Gieseking, and Victor Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Damon Albarn ranks 69. Before him are Sidse Babett Knudsen, Thom Yorke, Euronymous, Helena Christensen, Paolo Di Canio, and César Sampaio. After him are Michael Kiske, Toni Kukoč, Robert Jarni, Margrethe Vestager, Jovenel Moïse, and Cliff Curtis.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Damon Albarn ranks 1,897 out of 8,785. Before him are Ine of Wessex (700), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), Ouida (1839), John Aubrey (1626), Ælle of Sussex (500), and Nell Gwyn (1650). After him are Billy Wright (1924), Mike Rutherford (1950), Catherine Ashton (1956), Harry Redknapp (1947), John Hume (1937), and Rædwald of East Anglia (550).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Damon Albarn ranks 115. Before him are Tim Rice (1944), Nick Simper (1945), Tony Sheridan (1940), Rick Wakeman (1949), Steve Howe (1947), and Clive Burr (1957). After him are Mike Rutherford (1950), Ian Hill (1952), David Knopfler (1952), Tony Banks (1950), Roger Hodgson (1950), and Eric Woolfson (1945).

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