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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, and rejoined again in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimi Jamison has received more than 1,313,273 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimi Jamison is the 1,001st most popular singer (down from 835th in 2019), the 5,213th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,708th in 2019) and the 260th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimi Jamison ranks 1,001 out of 4,381. Before him are Reba McEntire, Charli XCX, Nicky Hopkins, Daniel Balavoine, Sandra Kim, and Licia Albanese. After him are Miyuki Nakajima, Bleona, Peter Pears, Enzo Ghinazzi, Dee Snider, and Tony Renis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Jimi Jamison ranks 264. Before him are Stephen Root, Kim Young-ae, Zalmay Khalilzad, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Marijan Beneš, and Patrick Allen. After him are Nick Ut, Shigemi Ishii, Bob McAdoo, Vladimír Špidla, John Scofield, and Michel Pollentier. Among people deceased in 2014, Jimi Jamison ranks 226. Before him are Małgorzata Braunek, Daniel Boulanger, Ian Paisley, Igor Rodionov, Licia Albanese, and Marian Seldes. After him are Knut Nystedt, Carlos Borges, Vaçe Zela, James Shigeta, Simon Leys, and Hanna Maron.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimi Jamison ranks 5,213 out of 20,380. Before him are Maxwell Anderson (1888), Ralph Ellison (1914), Joe E. Brown (1891), Kenneth Mars (1935), Marian Seldes (1928), and Sterling Morrison (1942). After him are James Arness (1923), Eli Lilly (1838), Harold E. Varmus (1939), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Kristen Wiig (1973), and Anita Page (1910).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimi Jamison ranks 260. Before him are Megan Thee Stallion (1995), Nas (1973), Val Valentino (1956), Dr. John (1941), LL Cool J (1968), and Reba McEntire (1955). After him are Dee Snider (1955), Eric Johnson (1954), Toni Braxton (1967), Jon Brion (1963), Beth Hart (1972), and Lynn Anderson (1947).

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