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David Sylvian

1958 - Today

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David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt; 23 February 1958) is an English musician, singer and songwriter who came to prominence in the late 1970s as frontman and principal songwriter of the band Japan. The band's androgynous look and increasingly electronic sound made them an important influence on the UK's early-1980s new wave scene. Following their break-up, Sylvian embarked on a solo career with his debut album Brilliant Trees (1984). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Sylvian has received more than 1,909,730 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). David Sylvian is the 1,171st most popular singer (down from 1,063rd in 2019), the 3,193rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,108th in 2019) and the 119th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, David Sylvian ranks 1,171 out of 4,381. Before him are Nikolai Slichenko, Jorge Cafrune, Tony Dallara, Azis, Fred Buscaglione, and Boubacar Traoré. After him are Anna Maria Jopek, Lounès Matoub, Lonnie Donegan, Ted Neeley, Emina Jahović, and Lightnin' Hopkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, David Sylvian ranks 206. Before him are Thomas Hearns, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Kornelia Ender, Gigi Becali, Paolo Macchiarini, and Mark Cuban. After him are Deon Meyer, Giovanni Lavaggi, Michael López-Alegría, Miki Biasion, Elisabetta Dami, and Tom Lister Jr..

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Sylvian ranks 3,193 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Greene (1558), Charles Shaughnessy (1955), John Pulman (1923), Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879), and Eddie Marsan (1968). After him are Nicholas Hoult (1989), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Rita Tushingham (1942), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Brendan Rodgers (1973), and John Hoppner (1758).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, David Sylvian ranks 119. Before him are Chris Farlowe (1940), Siouxsie Sioux (1957), James Arthur (1988), Pete Ham (1947), Oliver Sykes (1986), and Cilla Black (1943). After him are Lonnie Donegan (1931), Paul Day (1956), Marc Almond (1957), Dave Davies (1947), Mick Hucknall (1960), and Tony Christie (1943).

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