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Heath

1968 - 2023

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Hiroshi Morie (Japanese: 森江 博, Hepburn: Morie Hiroshi, January 22, 1968 – October 29, 2023), known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as bass guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1992 to 1997, and again from 2007 until his death in 2023. After performing in bands such as Paranoia and Media Youth, Heath joined X Japan in August 1992, replacing Taiji who had left earlier in the year. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heath has received more than 1,065,517 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2019). Heath is the 1,649th most popular musician (up from 2,231st in 2019), the 1,418th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,703rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Heath ranks 1,649 out of 3,175. Before him are Tomatito, Rob Bourdon, Richard Palmer-James, Ryo Kawasaki, Digital Underground, and Maxi Jazz. After him are Erykah Badu, ASAP Rocky, Maxim Vengerov, Hossein Alizadeh, Gail Ann Dorsey, and Mick Avory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Heath ranks 260. Before him are Marcus Schenkenberg, Jerry Yang, David Ayer, Ara Malikian, Adolfo Valencia, and Osmar Donizete Cândido. After him are Antonio Benarrivo, Wajdi Mouawad, Johann Olav Koss, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Carina Wiese, and Shantel. Among people deceased in 2023, Heath ranks 488. Before him are Kenneth McAlpine, Lisa Loring, Ritt Bjerregaard, Sergey Tereshchenko, Frank Shu, and Bob Richards. After him are Terry McDermott, Michael Hardie Boys, Jim Gordon, Birger Jensen, Tim Keller, and Manfred Schaefer.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Heath ranks 1,418 out of 6,245. Before him are Shinichirō Watanabe (1965), Maho Shimizu (1960), Tetsuo Hamuro (1917), Daichi Kamada (1996), Takao Kobayashi (1961), and Hiromi Hara (1958). After him are Akira Amano (1973), Tatsuhiko Seta (1952), Norio Sasaki (1958), Masi Oka (1974), Yōichi Masuzoe (1948), and Masae Kasai (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Heath ranks 22. Before him are Mana (1969), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Nujabes (1974), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), and Ryo Kawasaki (1947). After him are Nigo (1970), Yoko Shimomura (1967), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Ringo Sheena (1978), and Hirokazu Tanaka (1957).

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