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Keely Smith

1928 - 2017

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Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (March 9, 1928 – December 16, 2017), professionally known as Keely Smith, was an American jazz and popular music singer, who performed and recorded extensively in the 1950s with then-husband Louis Prima, and throughout the 1960s as a solo artist. Smith married Prima in 1953. The couple were stars throughout the entertainment business, including stage, television, motion pictures, hit records, and cabaret acts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keely Smith has received more than 1,207,033 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Keely Smith is the 2,404th most popular singer (down from 1,887th in 2019), the 13,063rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,249th in 2019) and the 654th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Keely Smith ranks 2,404 out of 4,381. Before her are M. Pokora, Ana Tijoux, Tatiana Bulanova, Nina, Ghulam Ali, and Rokia Traoré. After her are Sanna Nielsen, Dilara Kazimova, Tracey Thorn, Mike Phiromphon, Jelena Tomašević, and Camille.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Keely Smith ranks 574. Before her are William Kennedy, Olle Larsson, Maureen Gardner, Bruce Forsyth, Vince Edwards, and Conrad Janis. After her are Kapila Vatsyayan, Herbert Flam, Richard M. Sherman, Harold Prince, Donald Henderson, and Barbara Nichols. Among people deceased in 2017, Keely Smith ranks 611. Before her are George Avakian, Nat Hentoff, Al Lawrence, Janusz Wójcik, Warrel Dane, and David Axelrod. After her are Francine York, Ernie Pieterse, Tino Insana, Denis Voronenkov, Kishori Amonkar, and Fredy Schmidtke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Keely Smith ranks 13,063 out of 20,380. Before her are Ellen Willis (1941), Jim Jordan (1964), Ilka Chase (1905), Jim Meskimen (1959), George Stephanopoulos (1961), and Jack Mulhall (1887). After her are Terry Balsamo (1972), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Gene Hoglan (1967), Uzo Aduba (1981), Ian Bohen (1976), and Billy Mays (1958).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Keely Smith ranks 654. Before her are Ashanti (1980), Warrel Dane (1961), Amanda Lepore (1967), J Dilla (1974), Lil Jon (1971), and Tim Armstrong (1965). After her are Brandy Norwood (1979), Sharon Jones (1956), Kurtis Blow (1959), Ray Price (1926), Jerry Nelson (1934), and Peter Yarrow (1938).

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