SINGER

Lay Zhang

1991 - Today

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Zhang Yixing (Chinese: 张艺兴; pinyin: Zhāng Yìxīng; born (1991-10-07)October 7, 1991), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay, is a Chinese rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, actor, record producer and businessman. Zhang first gained recognition in 2005 for participating in the Chinese television talent show Star Academy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lay Zhang has received more than 2,420,817 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Lay Zhang is the 2,238th most popular singer (down from 1,778th in 2019), the 1,057th most popular biography from China (down from 903rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Chinese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lay Zhang ranks 2,238 out of 4,381Before her are Josh Groban, Lykke Li, CeeLo Green, Karolina Gočeva, GZA, and Tiffany Young. After her are Clyde McPhatter, Ellen McLain, Ini Kamoze, Yanka Dyagileva, Olga Tañón, and Eddie Kendricks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Lay Zhang ranks 134Before her are Aïssa Mandi, Marten de Roon, Felix Kroos, Baghdad Bounedjah, Mário Rui, and Faouzi Ghoulam. After her are Melissa Hoskins, Marine Vacth, Alexandra Popp, Willa Fitzgerald, Omar Abdulrahman, and Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lay Zhang ranks 1,057 out of 1,610Before her are Wei Wei (1963), Zhang Jingchu (1980), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Ruth Graham (1920), Zhang Zilin (1984), and Huang Zitao (1993). After her are Song Yuqi (1999), Hu Ge (1982), Victoria Song (1987), Li Yundi (1982), Li Weifeng (1978), and Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948).

Among SINGERS In China

Among singers born in China, Lay Zhang ranks 10Before her are Shi Pei Pu (1938), Yao Lee (1922), Lu Han (1990), Liu Huan (1963), Han Geng (1984), and Wei Wei (1963). After her are Song Yuqi (1999), Sa Dingding (1979), Han Hong (1971), Jane Zhang (1984), Alan Dawa Dolma (1987), and Cheng Xiao (1998).