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Edwyn Collins

1959 - Today

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Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edwyn Collins has received more than 1,443,577 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Edwyn Collins is the 2,089th most popular singer (down from 1,867th in 2019), the 5,253rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,748th in 2019) and the 211th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Edwyn Collins ranks 2,089 out of 3,528. Before him are Anne-Marie, Jerry Butler, Ray Price, Jeon So-mi, Sirusho, and Shindong. After him are Karolina Gočeva, Fiona Apple, MF Doom, Edie Brickell, Mary Wells, and Wendy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Edwyn Collins ranks 481. Before him are Bernardine Evaristo, Zhan Videnov, Thierry Rey, Liang Wudong, Harlem Désir, and Mark Romanek. After him are Arto Härkönen, Jon Oliva, Danny Ainge, Alessandro Andrei, Maya Lin, and Georgi Dimitrov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwyn Collins ranks 5,253 out of 7,765. Before him are Siobhan Finneran (1966), Tony Curran (1969), Fiona May (1969), Dynamo (1982), William Spottiswoode (1825), and Phil Davis (1953). After him are Georgie Henley (1995), Dominic Raab (1974), Tim Parnell (1932), Alex Cox (1954), Joanne Froggatt (1980), and Edna Best (1900).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Edwyn Collins ranks 211. Before him are Kirsty MacColl (1959), Noel Harrison (1934), Ian Brown (1963), Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), Craig David (1981), and Anne-Marie (1991). After him are MF Doom (1971), Annie Ross (1930), Alesha Dixon (1978), Cleo Laine (1927), John Waite (1952), and Joss Stone (1987).

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