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Laurel Aitken

1927 - 2005

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Lorenzo "Laurel" Aitken (22 April 1927 – 17 July 2005) was a Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of ska music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Laurel Aitken has received more than 165,283 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Laurel Aitken is the 874th most popular singer (down from 802nd in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 73rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Cuban Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Laurel Aitken ranks 874 out of 3,528. Before him are Francesco Guccini, Lynn Anderson, Minnie Riperton, Akina Nakamori, Anneke Grönloh, and Bill Medley. After him are Sandro de América, Elaine Paige, Serge Lama, Jimmie Rodgers, Mick Hucknall, and Billy Ocean.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Laurel Aitken ranks 213. Before him are Werner Liebrich, Theodor Wagner, Charles Pasqua, Hamed Karoui, Freddie Jones, and William Daniels. After him are Eva Bartok, Liane Augustin, Yevgeny Morgunov, Fathima Beevi, Jerry Schatzberg, and Stuart Rosenberg. Among people deceased in 2005, Laurel Aitken ranks 164. Before him are Pál Losonczi, Marc Lawrence, Else Krüger, Vincent Gigante, Tetyana Yablonska, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. After him are Lucien Carr, Dorothy Stang, Charles David Keeling, Jacques Dufilho, István Nyers, and Fei Xiaotong.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Laurel Aitken ranks 82 out of 248. Before him are Arturo Sandoval (1949), Chelo Alonso (1933), Mario García Menocal (1866), José Miguel Gómez (1858), José Nápoles (1940), and William Levy (1980). After him are Julio Antonio Mella (1903), Pedro Juan Gutiérrez (1950), Dave Lombardo (1965), Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1928), Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda (1814), and Calixto García (1839).

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Among SINGERS In Cuba

Among singers born in Cuba, Laurel Aitken ranks 10. Before him are Omara Portuondo (1930), Pérez Prado (1916), Mongo Santamaría (1917), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Rita Marley (1946), and Pablo Milanés (1943). After him are Benny Moré (1919), Camila Cabello (1997), Olga Guillot (1922), Jon Secada (1961), Addys Mercedes (1985), and Mayra Andrade (1985).

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