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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erykah Badu has received more than 11,077,147 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Erykah Badu is the 1,688th most popular musician (down from 1,638th in 2019), the 8,469th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,253rd in 2019) and the 671st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Erykah Badu ranks 1,688 out of 2,662. Before her are Sophie Muller, Richard Ashcroft, David Amram, Harry Winter, Rico Rodriguez, and Arto Lindsay. After her are John Martyn, Toumani Diabaté, Andreas Kisser, Cal Tjader, Anthony Braxton, and Ray Anthony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Erykah Badu ranks 232. Before her are Julianne Nicholson, Dipendra of Nepal, Claudia Gerini, Lasse Kjus, Darby Stanchfield, and Richard Ashcroft. After her are Andre Matos, Fredi Bobic, Fann Wong, Brad Falchuk, Younes El Aynaoui, and Patty Jenkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Erykah Badu ranks 8,469 out of 18,182. Before her are Edmund White (1940), David Amram (1930), Omar Epps (1973), Lee Calhoun (1933), Harry Babcock (1890), and Arto Lindsay (1953). After her are Meg Whitman (1956), Russell Wong (1963), Dave Chappelle (1973), Dana DeArmond (1979), Barnard Hughes (1915), and James Comey (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Erykah Badu ranks 671. Before her are Craig Jones (1972), Mark Hoppus (1972), Scott Ian (1963), Walter Becker (1950), David Amram (1930), and Arto Lindsay (1953). After her are Cal Tjader (1925), Anthony Braxton (1945), Ray Anthony (1922), Paul Winter (1939), Red Mitchell (1927), and Max Weinberg (1951).

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