SINGER

Lydia Lunch

1959 - Today

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Lydia Lunch (born Lydia Anne Koch; June 2, 1959) is an American singer, poet, writer, actress and self-empowerment speaker. Her career began during the 1970s New York City no wave scene as the singer and guitarist of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. Her work typically features provocative and confrontational noise music delivery, and has maintained an anti-commercial ethic, operating independently of major labels and distributors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lydia Lunch has received more than 1,069,781 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lydia Lunch is the 2,208th most popular singer (down from 2,041st in 2019), the 11,921st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,085th in 2019) and the 589th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lydia Lunch ranks 2,208 out of 4,381. Before her are Wei Wei, Era Istrefi, Yvonne Catterfeld, Philippe Lafontaine, Michelle, and Tove Lo. After her are Grégory Lemarchal, Crystal Waters, Aimee Mann, Daimaou Kosaka, Anita Ward, and Annie Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Lydia Lunch ranks 518. Before her are Jean Ravelonarivo, Fernando Álvez, Vladimir Muravyov, Finola Hughes, Tshering Yangdon, and Harlem Désir. After her are Peter Pacult, Chi Chi LaRue, Dennis Chambers, Rafael Amador, Georgi Dimitrov, and Masayuki Yanai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lydia Lunch ranks 11,921 out of 20,380. Before her are Matthew Barney (1967), Alex Kurtzman (1973), Tito Santana (1953), Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Barbara Kingsolver (1955), and Rick Yancey (1962). After her are Elizabeth Marvel (1969), John Boozman (1950), Jonathan Rosenbaum (1943), Teresa Edwards (1964), Lyndsy Fonseca (1987), and Madge Kennedy (1891).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lydia Lunch ranks 589. Before her are Guy Mitchell (1927), Ben Moody (1981), Jimmie Davis (1899), Roy Brown (1925), Vaughn Monroe (1911), and Normani (1996). After her are Crystal Waters (1964), Aimee Mann (1960), Anita Ward (1956), Redfoo (1975), Kitty Kallen (1921), and Hank Williams Jr. (1949).

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