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Imelda May

1974 - Today

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Imelda Mary Higham (née Clabby, 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. She formed her own band in 2002, and released her debut studio album, No Turning Back. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imelda May has received more than 1,925,353 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Imelda May is the 2,596th most popular musician (down from 2,367th in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 369th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Irish Musician.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 32.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Imelda May ranks 2,596 out of 2,662. Before her are Henrik Klingenberg, Cashmere Cat, Sophie, Scott Putesky, Mark Linkous, and Ben Folds. After her are Jonas Blue, Teddy Riley, Jamie Cook, Daniel Adair, Malene Mortensen, and Silenoz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Imelda May ranks 655. Before her are Leandro Simioni, Lodewijk Asscher, Kenichi Uemura, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Cyril Dessel, and Roman Hamrlík. After her are Peter Kušnirák, Zoran Janković, Monika Kryemadhi, David Jemmali, Yuko Morimoto, and Amarilis Savón.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Imelda May ranks 410 out of 501. Before her are Joe Kinnear (1946), Stephen Hunt (1981), Pierce Butler (1744), Richard Dunne (1979), Séamus Coleman (1988), and Steve Staunton (1969). After her are Frank Kelly (1938), Elaine Cassidy (1979), Markus Feehily (1980), Kevin Moran (1956), Victoria Smurfit (1974), and Matt Doherty (1992).

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Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Imelda May ranks 19. Before her are Brian Downey (1951), 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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