MUSICIAN

Juice Leskinen

1950 - 2006

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Juhani Juice Leskinen (born Pauli Matti Juhani Leskinen; 19 February 1950 – 24 November 2006), better known as Juice Leskinen (pronounced [ˈjui̯se ˈleskinen] as if the word juice were Finnish) was one of the most important and successful Finnish singer-songwriters of the late 20th century. From the early 1970s onward he released nearly 30 full-length albums and wrote song lyrics for dozens of other Finnish artists. Several of Leskinen's songs have reached classic status in Finnish popular music, e.g., "Viidestoista yö", "Kaksoiselämää" and "Syksyn sävel". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juice Leskinen has received more than 151,780 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Juice Leskinen is the 1,631st most popular musician (down from 1,603rd in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Finland (down from 313th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Finnish Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Juice Leskinen ranks 1,631 out of 3,175. Before him are Mike Mills, Flavor Flav, Cliff Edwards, Otis Spann, Blind Willie McTell, and Olve Eikemo. After him are Benno Moiseiwitsch, Miyavi, Luciano Ligabue, Andy White, Nobuko Imai, and Nikolai Lugansky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Juice Leskinen ranks 453. Before him are Serge Chiesa, Roland Andersson, Jill Stein, Mac Wilkins, Yuji Hyakutake, and Ken Alibek. After him are Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Teddy Pendergrass, Aloma Wright, Anders Linderoth, Evgeny Sveshnikov, and Richard Norton. Among people deceased in 2006, Juice Leskinen ranks 290. Before him are Tony Jay, Charles Haughey, Bob Mathias, Lidia Wysocka, Peter Osgood, and Ratmir Kholmov. After him are Kenneth Lay, Arthur Lee, Katherine Dunham, Liese Prokop, Robert Earl Jones, and Annette Rogers.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Juice Leskinen ranks 337 out of 751. Before him are Veli Saarinen (1902), Paavo Yrjölä (1902), Oskar Gripenberg (1838), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Antero Kivi (1904), and Kjell Westö (1961). After him are Ville Pörhölä (1897), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Eeles Landström (1932), Uma Aaltonen (1940), and Sirkka Polkunen (1927).

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Among MUSICIANS In Finland

Among musicians born in Finland, Juice Leskinen ranks 9. Before him are Tuomas Holopainen (1976), Alexi Laiho (1979), Timo Tolkki (1966), Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), and Mr Lordi (1974). After him are Darude (1975), Sami Vänskä (1976), Carita Holmström (1954), Roope Latvala (1970), Susanna Mälkki (1969), and Eicca Toppinen (1975).

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