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Kirka

1950 - 2007

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Kirill "Kirka" Babitzin (Russian Кирилл Бабицын, 22 September 1950 – 31 January 2007) was a Finnish vocalist and musician. One of the most commercially successful artists from Finland, his career spanned from the late 1960s until his death in 2007. Previously associated with Ilkka Lipsanen's The Islanders band, Kirka went on to record a wide array of rock and pop music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kirka has received more than 123,289 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Kirka is the 1,515th most popular singer (down from 1,361st in 2019), the 322nd most popular biography from Finland (down from 290th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Finnish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kirka ranks 1,515 out of 4,381. Before him are Dannii Minogue, Ewan MacColl, Begum Akhtar, George Thorogood, Katy Bødtger, and Yellowman. After him are Acker Bilk, Dana Winner, Ellen Winther, Valery Meladze, Randy Jones, and Anri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Kirka ranks 433. Before him are Peter Gould, Joseph Paul Franklin, Jhala Nath Khanal, Tess Harper, George Thorogood, and Peter Jurasik. After him are Pascal Yoadimnadji, Theo Custers, Karim Khalili, Gil, Hama Amadou, and Patti Austin. Among people deceased in 2007, Kirka ranks 302. Before him are Dumitru Pârvulescu, Ramón Marsal, Claude Netter, Masao Takemoto, Frigyes Hidas, and Toshikatsu Matsuoka. After him are Pascal Yoadimnadji, Boots Randolph, Paule Desjardins, Bruce M. Metzger, Adam Kozłowiecki, and Fred Saberhagen.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kirka ranks 322 out of 751. Before him are Kalervo Toivonen (1913), Urho Castrén (1886), Arvo Ylppö (1887), Jalmari Eskola (1886), Miina Sillanpää (1866), and Adolf Lindfors (1879). After him are Teemu Selänne (1970), Tauno Palo (1908), Tapio Mäkelä (1926), Vilho Väisälä (1889), Mirja Hietamies (1931), and Timo Soini (1962).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Kirka ranks 12. Before him are Matti Salminen (1945), Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Laila Kinnunen (1939), and Olavi Virta (1915). After him are Lauri Ylönen (1979), Fredi (1942), Karita Mattila (1960), Tony Kakko (1975), Seija Simola (1944), and Riki Sorsa (1952).

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