SINGER

Jimmy Somerville

1961 - Today

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James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish singer who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy" which reached the top spot in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the US Hot Dance Club Play. Additionally, it reached the top five in the United Kingdom, West Germany, Ireland and New Zealand as well as charting within the US Billboard Hot 100. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmy Somerville has received more than 3,958,747 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jimmy Somerville is the 762nd most popular singer (down from 526th in 2019), the 2,298th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,833rd in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmy Somerville ranks 762 out of 4,381. Before him are Belinda Carlisle, Elena Obraztsova, Emmy Destinn, José Alfredo Jiménez, Alexander Vertinsky, and Pilar Lorengar. After him are Johann Michael Vogl, Nexhmije Pagarusha, Nancy Ajram, Big Sean, E-Type, and Garou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Jimmy Somerville ranks 128. Before him are José Luis Mendilibar, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Jean-Christophe Grangé, Virginia Madsen, Leyla Zana, and Greg LeMond. After him are Sigrid Kaag, Mokgweetsi Masisi, Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Juha Sipilä, Yanis Varoufakis, and Jackie Earle Haley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Somerville ranks 2,298 out of 8,785. Before him are John Taverner (1490), William Hudson (1730), Tony Brooks (1932), John Terry (1980), Sylvester McCoy (1943), and Edward Daniel Clarke (1769). After him are Joseph Raphson (1648), Alan Gardiner (1879), John Madden (1949), Al Stewart (1945), David Stirling (1915), and Paul Greengrass (1955).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Jimmy Somerville ranks 83. Before him are Alan Lancaster (1949), Andrew Ridgeley (1963), Ian Dury (1942), Paul Young (1956), Limahl (1958), and Nick Kamen (1962). After him are Kevin Ayers (1944), Fish (1958), Midge Ure (1953), Kiki Dee (1947), Peter Frampton (1950), and Liam Payne (1993).

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