MUSICIAN

Laura Nyro

1947 - 1997

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Laura Nyro ( NEER-oh; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension recording her songs. Wider recognition for her artistry was posthumous, while her contemporaries such as Elton John idolized her. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laura Nyro has received more than 2,465,498 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Laura Nyro is the 1,700th most popular musician (down from 1,643rd in 2019), the 8,550th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,266th in 2019) and the 631st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Laura Nyro ranks 1,700 out of 3,175. Before her are Uli Kusch, Bukka White, Jimmy Miller, Lee Ranaldo, Chad Channing, and Hal Blaine. After her are Mamie Smith, Ian Haugland, Paul Bostaph, Fabio Biondi, Chuck Mangione, and Jennifer Batten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Laura Nyro ranks 627. Before her are Alan Sugar, Valdir Espinosa, Stefan Angelov, Kazadi Mwamba, Maurice Martens, and Guo Jinlong. After her are Patrick Chesnais, Ilona Gusenbauer, Richard Lewis, David Patterson, Bernie Leadon, and Volodymyr Troshkin. Among people deceased in 1997, Laura Nyro ranks 263. Before her are Edward Gardère, Karen Wetterhahn, Ngiratkel Etpison, Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Pedro Zaballa, and Martin Kippenberger. After her are Leni Junker, Amleto Frignani, Aníbal Tarabini, Lillian Disney, Aleksandr Zarkhi, and Sheldon Leonard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 8,550 out of 20,380. Before her are Maxfield Parrish (1870), Dana DeArmond (1979), Cass Gilbert (1859), John Buscema (1927), Jack Harlow (1998), and Gorilla Monsoon (1937). After her are David Hammond (1881), Mamie Smith (1891), Shane McMahon (1970), Dudley Nichols (1895), Ron Cephas Jones (1957), and Lisa Murkowski (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 631. Before her are Butch Vig (1955), Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), Lee Ranaldo (1956), Chad Channing (1967), and Hal Blaine (1929). After her are Mamie Smith (1891), Paul Bostaph (1964), Chuck Mangione (1940), Jennifer Batten (1957), Sly Stone (1943), and Doug Aldrich (1964).

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