SINGER

King Sunny Adé

1946 - Today

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Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time. Sunny Adé formed his backing band in 1967, eventually known as his African Beats. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Sunny Adé has received more than 610,920 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. King Sunny Adé is the 2,564th most popular singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 610k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, King Sunny Adé ranks 2,564 out of 4,381. Before him are Yook Sung-jae, Redman, Lamont Dozier, Mălina Olinescu, Basta, and Mac Davis. After him are Amaia Montero, Arnel Pineda, JoJo, Jenifer, MakSim, and Ella Mae Morse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, King Sunny Adé ranks 796. Before him are Allan Clarke, Bob Seagren, Felicity Kendal, Mel Martínez, Paul Herman, and Manfred Stengl. After him are Barbara Lee, John Hollins, Richard N. Richards, F. Drew Gaffney, David Sadler, and Sverre Kjelsberg.

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