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Kurt Vile

1980 - Today

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Kurt Samuel Vile (born January 3, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is known for his solo work, music released under the name "Kurt Vile and The Violators," and as the former lead guitarist of rock band the War on Drugs. Both in the studio and during live performances, Vile is accompanied by his backing band, the Violators, which currently includes Jesse Trbovich (guitar, saxophone), Kyle Spence (drums) and Adam Langellotti (bass, keyboards). Influenced by Pavement, John Prine, Neil Young, Ween, Tom Petty, Dinosaur Jr., Bruce Springsteen and John Fahey, Vile began his musical career creating lo-fi home recordings with frequent collaborator Adam Granduciel in Philadelphia, with whom he has participated in early work by the War on Drugs as well as various solo projects. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Vile has received more than 2,945,677 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kurt Vile is the 3,865th most popular singer (down from 3,282nd in 2019), the 18,084th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,641st in 2019) and the 994th most popular American Singer.

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  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kurt Vile ranks 3,865 out of 4,381. Before him are Jérémie Makiese, Mindy McCready, Lacey Sturm, Ryan Dolan, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir. After him are Omarion, Oscar Loya, Joan Franka, Lisa Hannigan, Paenda, and MC Lyte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Kurt Vile ranks 1,034. Before him are Zuzana Ondrášková, Chuck Eidson, Maurice Smith, Eric Akoto, Matic Osovnikar, and Isli Hidi. After him are Franco Semioli, Rikke Skov, Cristián Álvarez, Maurizio Domizzi, Federico Kammerichs, and James Adomian.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kurt Vile ranks 18,084 out of 20,380. Before him are Carrie Ann Inaba (1968), Michael Tarver (1977), Irv Gotti (1970), Makenzie Vega (1994), Akiva Schaffer (1977), and Maxwell Holt (1987). After him are Seychelle Gabriel (1991), Keldon Johnson (1999), Omarion (1984), Kamasi Washington (1981), Tyler Dorsey (1996), and Sam Berns (1996).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kurt Vile ranks 994. Before him are Bun B (1973), Sean Price (1972), Swae Lee (1993), Action Bronson (1983), Mindy McCready (1975), and Lacey Sturm (1981). After him are Omarion (1984), Oscar Loya (1979), MC Lyte (1970), Aesop Rock (1976), Jane Monheit (1977), and Alexis Jordan (1992).

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