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Jimi Jamison

1951 - 2014

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Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from the film Rocky IV, "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Survivor hits "I Can't Hold Back", "High On You", "The Search Is Over" and "Is This Love". He officially rejoined Survivor in 2000, remaining in the group until 2006, only to rejoin again in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimi Jamison has received more than 1,215,680 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Jimi Jamison is the 839th most popular singer (up from 1,052nd in 2019), the 4,720th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,873rd in 2019) and the 238th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.68

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimi Jamison ranks 839 out of 3,528Before him are Idir, Alexander Bard, Val Valentino, Marilyn Horne, Gregg Allman, and Nina Grieg. After him are Nancy Ajram, Charli XCX, Éva Marton, Julia Volkova, Emilio Pericoli, and Michel Delpech.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jimi Jamison ranks 211Before him are John Mellencamp, Stephen Tobolowsky, Catherine Hicks, Viktor Sukhorukov, Hilda Heine, and Börje Salming. After him are Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gilbert Baker, Dennis Frederiksen, Gordon Liu, Michael Freedman, and Musa Manarov. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimi Jamison ranks 193Before him are James R. Schlesinger, The Ultimate Warrior, Simin Behbahani, Valentin Mankin, José Wilker, and José Policarpo. After him are Harun Farocki, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Dennis Frederiksen, Saul Zaentz, Simon Leys, and Wu Ma.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimi Jamison ranks 4,720 out of 18,182Before him are Brian Krause (1969), Barney Kessel (1923), Carol Potter (1948), Laurene Powell Jobs (1963), David Paich (1954), and Gerard K. O'Neill (1927). After him are Jonathan Winters (1925), Layne Staley (1967), Daniel Kirkwood (1814), Emily Warren Roebling (1843), Edmund Muskie (1914), and W. Averell Harriman (1891).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimi Jamison ranks 238Before him are Eric Johnson (1954), Patti LaBelle (1944), Jim Reeves (1923), Val Valentino (1956), Marilyn Horne (1934), and Gregg Allman (1947). After him are Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Demi Lovato (1992), Dennis Frederiksen (1951), Signe Toly Anderson (1941), Judy Collins (1939), and Rebbie Jackson (1950).