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Jake Shears

1978 - Today

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Jason Sellards (born October 3, 1978), known professionally by the stage name Jake Shears, is an American musician. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist of New York City pop-rock band Scissor Sisters, who achieved considerable chart success in the 2000s before their indefinite hiatus in 2012. Since 2017, Shears has pursued a solo career; he released his debut solo studio album, Jake Shears, in August 2018 and his second album Last Man Dancing on June 2, 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jake Shears has received more than 1,726,187 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jake Shears is the 3,339th most popular singer (down from 3,215th in 2019), the 15,817th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,593rd in 2019) and the 885th most popular American Singer.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 29.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jake Shears ranks 3,339 out of 3,528. Before him are Kamil Mikulčík, Raina, Sandra Nurmsalu, Gareth Gates, Girl in Red, and Margaret. After him are Conan Osíris, Jhené Aiko, Jeezy, Samuel, Lidia Isac, and Jurga Šeduikytė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Jake Shears ranks 804. Before him are Mattias Gustafsson, Alice Tumler, Naoki Matsushita, Jang Sung-ho, Charles Kamathi, and Henrieta Nagyová. After him are Ko Jong-soo, Iván Gutiérrez, Björn Lind, Yelena Prokhorova, Martin Koukal, and Urmas Rooba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jake Shears ranks 15,817 out of 18,182. Before him are Brian Schweitzer (1955), Wallace Spearmon (1984), Leon Thomas III (1993), Victor Ortiz (1987), Bianca Belair (1989), and Kyle Beckerman (1982). After him are Jhené Aiko (1988), Kevin Meaney (1956), David Robertson (1985), Terence T. Henricks (1952), Amy Davidson (1979), and Jeezy (1977).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jake Shears ranks 885. Before him are Rebecca Black (1997), Ginuwine (1970), Lupe Fiasco (1982), Kris Allen (1985), Ben Gibbard (1976), and Sean Price (1972). After him are Jhené Aiko (1988), Jeezy (1977), Samuel (2002), Dixie D'Amelio (2001), Natália Kelly (1994), and Davey Havok (1975).

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