MUSICIAN

Dolores O'Riordan

1971 - 2018

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Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( oh-REER-dən; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish musician who was the lead vocalist and lyricist of the alternative rock band the Cranberries. One of the most recognisable voices in rock in the 1990s, she was known for her lilting mezzo-soprano voice, signature yodel, use of keening, and strong Limerick accent. O'Riordan was born in County Limerick, Ireland, to a Catholic working-class family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dolores O'Riordan has received more than 21,954,766 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Dolores O'Riordan is the 267th most popular musician (down from 210th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Ireland (down from 40th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Musician.

Dolores O'Riordan is most famous for being the lead singer of The Cranberries.

Memorability Metrics

  • 22M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Dolores O'Riordan ranks 267 out of 3,175. Before her are Paul Stanley, Steve Harris, Billy Idol, Eddie Van Halen, J. J. Cale, and Narciso Yepes. After her are Louis Vierne, Charles Mingus, Mauro Giuliani, Lars Ulrich, PJ Harvey, and Keith Moon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Dolores O'Riordan ranks 20. Before her are Snoop Dogg, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Ricky Martin, Kim Jong-nam, Fabien Barthez, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. After her are Ewan McGregor, Jari Litmanen, Hakan Şükür, Lance Armstrong, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Henrik Larsson. Among people deceased in 2018, Dolores O'Riordan ranks 66. Before her are Joël Robuchon, Scott Wilson, Aaron Klug, Alan Bean, Claude Lanzmann, and Sondra Locke. After her are Thomas A. Steitz, Anthony Bourdain, Steve Ditko, Christine Nöstlinger, Quini, and Thorvald Stoltenberg.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Dolores O'Riordan ranks 51 out of 549. Before her are Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener (1850), Saint Gall (550), Eileen Gray (1878), John Toland (1670), John Tyndall (1820), and Edward England (1685). After her are David Kelly (1929), William C. Campbell (1930), Richard Cantillon (1680), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence (1449), and Colin Farrell (1976).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Dolores O'Riordan ranks 3. Before her are Bono (1960), and Rory Gallagher (1948). After her are Gilbert O'Sullivan (1946), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Moya Brennan (1952), Ronnie Drew (1934), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), Brian Downey (1951), and Louis Walsh (1952).

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