MUSICIAN

Kevin Shields

1963 - Today

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Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an Irish musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Shields as a pioneering figure in the shoegaze genre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kevin Shields has received more than 990,499 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kevin Shields is the 2,798th most popular musician (down from 2,559th in 2019), the 16,033rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,487th in 2019) and the 1,161st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kevin Shields ranks 2,798 out of 3,175. Before her are Greg Kurstin, Nikolaj Koppel, Marco Misciagna, JerryC, Jason McCaslin, and Scott Raynor. After her are Teddy Riley, Edward Shearmur, Paul McGuigan, Woodz, Four Tet, and Martina Bárta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kevin Shields ranks 870. Before her are Sir Mix-a-Lot, Sándor Wladár, Detlef Hofmann, John Dye, Martin O'Malley, and Theresia Kiesl. After her are Theo Snelders, Craig Shakespeare, Jörg Hoffmann, Christine Cavanaugh, Susanne Gunnarsson, and Vera Pauw.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kevin Shields ranks 16,033 out of 20,380. Before her are Mark Duplass (1976), Perez Hilton (1978), Karl Yune (1975), Havoc (1974), Carin Jennings-Gabarra (1965), and Dan Ayrault (1935). After her are Teddy Riley (1967), Arden Cho (1985), Emma Dumont (1994), Beau Mirchoff (1989), Cailee Spaeny (1997), and John Kitzhaber (1947).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Kevin Shields ranks 1,161. Before her are Brian Holland (1941), Mundell Lowe (1922), Shawn Colvin (1956), Bear McCreary (1979), Greg Kurstin (1969), and Scott Raynor (1978). After her are Teddy Riley (1967), Michelle Branch (1983), Erik Rutan (1971), Dan Donegan (1968), Patrick Stump (1984), and Ty Dolla Sign (1985).

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