SINGER

Kate Bush

1958 - Today

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Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958), publicly known as Kate Bush, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kate Bush has received more than 15,576,758 page views. Her biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Kate Bush is the 61st most popular singer (up from 71st in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 366th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Singer.

Kate Bush is a British singer-songwriter and musician. She is most famous for her song "Wuthering Heights" which was released in 1978.

Memorability Metrics

  • 16M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kate Bush ranks 61 out of 4,381. Before her are José Carreras, Víctor Jara, Ella Fitzgerald, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Nilsson, and Salvatore Adamo. After her are George Michael, Marianne Faithfull, Kurt Cobain, Anthony Kiedis, Rod Stewart, and Florence Foster Jenkins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Kate Bush ranks 11. Before her are Tim Burton, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Andrea Bocelli, Sharon Stone, Gary Oldman, and Albert II, Prince of Monaco. After her are Michelle Pfeiffer, Prince, Viggo Mortensen, Anna Politkovskaya, Ice-T, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Others Born in 1958

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kate Bush ranks 284 out of 8,785. Before her are Tony Scott (1944), Roger Penrose (1931), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Thomas Andrews (1873), Henrietta of England (1644), and Timothy Dalton (1946). After her are David Suchet (1946), Richard Cromwell (1626), Edward Gibbon (1737), George Michael (1963), John Logie Baird (1888), and Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kate Bush ranks 7. Before her are Mick Jagger (1943), David Bowie (1947), Brian Johnson (1947), Joe Cocker (1944), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), and Phil Collins (1951). After her are George Michael (1963), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Rod Stewart (1945), Ian Gillan (1945), Bonnie Tyler (1951), and Morrissey (1959).

British born Singers

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