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Imelda May

1974 - Today

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Imelda Mary Higham (née Clabby; born 10 July 1974), professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter, television presenter and multi-instrumentalist. She is known for her musical style of rockabilly revival and has also been compared to female jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday. Born and raised in The Liberties area of Dublin, May began her career in music at 16 by performing with a number of local bands and musicians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imelda May has received more than 2,011,108 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Imelda May is the 2,725th most popular musician (down from 2,586th in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 409th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Irish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 35.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Imelda May ranks 2,725 out of 3,175. Before her are Yitzhak Yedid, Paul Arthurs, Brain, Richard Lloyd, Alina Orlova, and Pete Wentz. After her are James Murphy, Esperanza Spalding, Trace Cyrus, Burial, Klaas, and Brendon Urie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Imelda May ranks 648. Before her are Yuan Hua, Mahesh Bhupathi, Max Tonetto, István Majoros, Enrique Cáceres, and Mariya Kiselyova. After her are Marat Basharov, Amy Fisher, Matteo Tosatto, Rhys Darby, Mohammed Al-Modiahki, and Biz Stone.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Imelda May ranks 432 out of 549. Before her are Niall Quinn (1966), Brian McFadden (1980), Sarah Bolger (1991), Craig Breen (1990), Chris O'Dowd (1979), and Charlie Murphy (1988). After her are Dylan Moran (1971), Richard Dunne (1979), Séamus Coleman (1988), Amybeth McNulty (2001), Tommy Byrne (1958), and Markus Feehily (1980).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Imelda May ranks 19. Before her are Sharon Corr (1970), Jim Corr (1964), Mark Kelly (1961), Caroline Corr (1973), Noel Hogan (1971), and Liam O'Flynn (1945). After her are Molly Sterling (1998).

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