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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 2,261,334 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Laura Nyro is the 1,648th most popular musician (down from 1,561st in 2019), the 8,284th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,840th in 2019) and the 654th most popular American Musician.

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  • 2.3M

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  • 43.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

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  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Laura Nyro ranks 1,648 out of 2,662. Before her are Buddy Miles, Glenn Cornick, Jimmy Dorsey, Mick Abrahams, Dominic Miller, and Eddie Kramer. After her are Howard Jones, Sid Wilson, Jack White, Alison Sudol, Derek Bailey, and Maxim Vengerov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Laura Nyro ranks 565. Before her are Branislav Pokrajac, Glenn Cornick, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Giora Spiegel, Grethe Kausland, and Theodore Long. After her are Robert Service, Randy Edelman, Ephraïm Inoni, Peter Osgood, Rustam Kazakov, and Nikolai Volkoff. Among people deceased in 1997, Laura Nyro ranks 242. Before her are Helen Jacobs, Pedro Zaballa, Red Skelton, Edward Gardère, Roger Laurent, and Joanna Moore. After her are Jacques Pollet, Lars Ahlin, Luigi Cantone, Helene Hanff, Leni Junker, and Sidney Darlington.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 8,284 out of 18,182. Before her are John Forsyth (1780), Theodore Long (1947), Matt Czuchry (1977), Rosalind Chao (1957), Susan Tyrrell (1945), and Gale Harold (1969). After her are Marshall Harvey Stone (1903), Sid Wilson (1977), Piper Perabo (1976), Glenn Corbett (1933), Gypsy Rose Lee (1911), and Joe Jonas (1989).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 654. Before her are Kim Kashkashian (1952), Michael McDonald (1952), John Patitucci (1959), Big Walter Horton (1921), Buddy Miles (1947), and Jimmy Dorsey (1904). After her are Sid Wilson (1977), Jack White (1975), Alison Sudol (1984), Herbert Stothart (1885), Randy Edelman (1947), and Sammy Cahn (1913).

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