MUSICIAN

Diana King

1970 - Today

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Diana King (born 8 November 1970) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter who performs a mixture and fusion of reggae, reggae fusion and dancehall. They are best known for their hit 1995 single "Shy Guy" and their remake of "I Say a Little Prayer" which was featured on the soundtrack to My Best Friend's Wedding. As of 1998, King has sold over five million records worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diana King has received more than 588,950 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Diana King is the 2,512th most popular musician (down from 2,300th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 70th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 590k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Diana King ranks 2,512 out of 3,175. Before her are Mai Kuraki, Bonobo, Sergey Shnurov, Anthony Moore, Jon Schaffer, and Rafał Blechacz. After her are Tommy Shaw, Apparat, Gus G, John LeCompt, Diodato, and Lee Jong-hyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Diana King ranks 556. Before her are Padma Lakshmi, Paco Soler, Redman, Lee Cheol-ha, Kate Allen, and Yelena Yelesina. After her are Dave Eggers, Junko Iwao, Susan Abulhawa, Thierry Neuvic, Chris Coleman, and Phil Mickelson.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Diana King ranks 81 out of 189. Before her are Donovan Ricketts (1977), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Luther Blissett (1958), Hugh Shearer (1923), Elaine Thompson (1992), and Junior Murvin (1949). After her are Keith Gardner (1929), Capleton (1967), Dennis Brown (1957), Michael Frater (1982), Ky-Mani Marley (1976), and Mike McCallum (1956).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Diana King ranks 16. Before her are Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Damian Marley (1978), Augustus Pablo (1954), John Holt (1947), and Junior Murvin (1949). After her are Vybz Kartel (1976), and Canibus (1974).

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