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Ian Brown

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Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the band's initial split in 1996, he began a solo career, releasing seven studio albums, a greatest hits compilation, a remix album, an 11-disc box set titled Collection, and 19 singles. He returned to singing for the Stone Roses between 2011 and 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Ian Brown is the 2,345th most popular singer (down from 2,232nd in 2024), the 5,930th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,661st in 2019) and the 230th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ian Brown ranks 2,345 out of 4,381. Before him are Tasmin Archer, Roxanne Seeman, Eddie Kendricks, Mitch Miller, Emin Agalarov, and Lykke Li. After him are Julie Covington, Nina Åström, Wilfried, Maya Sar, Jelena Karleuša, and Mónica Naranjo.

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Among people born in 1963, Ian Brown ranks 622. Before him are Domingos Simões Pereira, Wei Wei, Elizabeth Fraser, Tasmin Archer, Sven Andersson, and John Bercow. After him are Michel Weber, Srđan Dragojević, Juan Carlos Ablanedo, Zhang Yuan, Jozef Sabovčík, and Helen Sharman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Brown ranks 5,932 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Sewell (1807), Nigel Stepney (1958), Tom Burke (1981), Malcolm Allison (1927), John Bercow (1963), and Lilian Bond (1908). After him are Sandy Powell (1960), Peter Broadbent (1933), Julie Covington (1946), Gary Brabham (1961), Arnold Wolfendale (1927), and Sarita Choudhury (1966).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ian Brown ranks 230. Before him are Noel Harrison (1934), Reg Presley (1941), Leona Lewis (1985), Oliver James (1980), Elizabeth Fraser (1963), and Tasmin Archer (1963). After him are Julie Covington (1946), Brett Anderson (1967), Graham Parker (1950), Cleo Laine (1927), Edwyn Collins (1959), and Duncan James (1978).

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