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Lynsey de Paul

1948 - 2014

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Lynsey de Paul (born Lyndsey Monckton Rubin; 11 June 1948 – 1 October 2014) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. After initially writing hits for others, she had her own chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting with UK top 10 single "Sugar Me", and became the first British female artist to achieve a number one with a self-written song (in 1972 in Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lynsey de Paul has received more than 1,776,990 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lynsey de Paul is the 1,745th most popular singer (down from 1,672nd in 2019), the 4,665th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,503rd in 2019) and the 184th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lynsey de Paul ranks 1,745 out of 4,381. Before her are Charles Brown, Long John Baldry, Alan Jackson, Steve Lawrence, Linn Berggren, and Hanka Bielicka. After her are Alessia Cara, Lu Han, Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Jihyo, Maluma, and Concha Buika.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Lynsey de Paul ranks 589. Before her are Wadih Sa'adeh, Mimi Kennedy, Carlos Ruiz, Tubilandu Ndimbi, Joan D. Vinge, and Vítězslav Mácha. After her are Vassilios Skouris, Jean-Pierre Haigneré, Bonfoh Abass, Rosemary Casals, Lydie Salvayre, and Julia Donaldson. Among people deceased in 2014, Lynsey de Paul ranks 435. Before her are Aulis Rytkönen, Malik Bendjelloul, Nanda, Ibrahim Touré, Tivadar Monostori, and Rik Mayall. After her are Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Holger Hansson, Mark Strand, Thomas Berger, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, and Toimi Alatalo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lynsey de Paul ranks 4,665 out of 8,785. Before her are Micky Moody (1950), Alice Greene (1879), Pete Doherty (1979), Rik Mayall (1958), Dev Patel (1990), and David Garnett (1892). After her are Major Ritchie (1870), John Roebuck (1718), David Hampshire (1917), Charles Kent (1852), John McNally (1932), and Stephen Leacock (1869).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Lynsey de Paul ranks 184. Before her are Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Paul Carrack (1951), John Farnham (1949), Heather Harper (1930), Tom Odell (1990), and Long John Baldry (1941). After her are Alex Kapranos (1972), Simon Fuller (1960), Tommy Steele (1936), MF Doom (1971), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), and George Ezra (1993).

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