SINGER

Kyo

1976 - Today

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Kyo (Japanese: 京, Hepburn: Kyō, born February 16, 1976 in Kyoto) is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist and poet. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the heavy metal band Dir En Grey. He was formerly in a string of visual kei rock bands, with the most notable being La:Sadie's from 1996 to 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kyo has received more than 78,066 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kyo is the 2,608th most popular singer (down from 2,499th in 2019), the 2,049th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,891st in 2019) and the 41st most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 78k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kyo ranks 2,608 out of 4,381Before him are An Yu-jin, Shiri Maimon, Nadine Sierra, Niamh Kavanagh, Maria Mena, and Danny Saucedo. After him are Dennis Brown, Joyce Jonathan, Rivers Cuomo, Poli Genova, Lil Nas X, and Betty Everett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Kyo ranks 461Before him are Hans Sarpei, Igor Astarloa, Ashley Jones, Diana Vishneva, Ibrahima Bakayoko, and Nawaf Al-Temyat. After him are Giorgi Demetradze, Jacoby Shaddix, Earl Boykins, Gabriel Iglesias, Vinessa Shaw, and Yang Yang.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kyo ranks 2,049 out of 6,245Before him are Hiroshi Kato (1951), Hisao Kuramata (1958), Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1993), Tina Yuzuki (1986), Makoto Sugiyama (1960), and Keiji Kaimoto (1972). After him are Takashi Usami (1992), Yasuto Honda (1969), Mao Asada (1990), Yoshiyuki Matsuyama (1966), Yoichi Doi (1973), and Takahiro Kimura (1957).

Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Kyo ranks 41Before him are Angela Aki (1977), Misia (1978), Tetsuya (1969), Satoshi Ohno (1980), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1993). After him are Aimer (1990), Suzuka Nakamoto (1997), Sho Sakurai (1982), Ryo Nishikido (1984), Natsumi Abe (1981), and Tomoko Kaneda (1973).