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Erykah Badu

1971 - Today

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Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu (), is an American singer and songwriter. Influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement, earning her the nickname "Queen of Neo Soul" by music critics. Badu's career began after she opened a show for D'Angelo in 1994 in Fort Worth, leading to record label executive Kedar Massenburg signing her to Kedar Entertainment. Her first album, Baduizm, was released in February 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erykah Badu has received more than 12,016,514 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Erykah Badu is the 1,652nd most popular musician (up from 1,683rd in 2019), the 8,266th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,451st in 2019) and the 607th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Erykah Badu ranks 1,652 out of 3,175. Before her are Rob Bourdon, Richard Palmer-James, Ryo Kawasaki, Digital Underground, Maxi Jazz, and Heath. After her are ASAP Rocky, Maxim Vengerov, Hossein Alizadeh, Gail Ann Dorsey, Mick Avory, and J. B. Lenoir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Erykah Badu ranks 228. Before her are Justin Lin, Kaitlyn Ashley, Candice Night, Corey Haim, Tsutomu Nihei, and Amira Casar. After her are Missy Elliott, Nadja Auermann, Amy Poehler, Method Man, Marco Rubio, and Yoo Sang-chul.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erykah Badu ranks 8,266 out of 20,380. Before her are Betsy Brandt (1976), Austin St. John (1974), Jacqueline Mars (1939), Rex Linn (1956), Clark Clifford (1906), and Bebe Rexha (1989). After her are Charles R. Knight (1874), ASAP Rocky (1988), Laverne Cox (1984), Rick Warren (1954), Amar Bose (1929), and Teddy Pendergrass (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Erykah Badu ranks 607. Before her are Otis Spann (1924), Blind Willie McTell (1898), Arthur Lee (1945), Roy Estrada (1943), Peter Buck (1956), and Rob Bourdon (1979). After her are ASAP Rocky (1988), Gail Ann Dorsey (1962), J. B. Lenoir (1929), Mia Zapata (1965), Brian Littrell (1975), and Pepper Adams (1930).

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