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M.I.A.

1975 - Today

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Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாயா; born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper, record producer, and singer. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with electronic instruments and samples. Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. As a child, she experienced displacement caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War, which made the family return to London as refugees when M.I.A. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of M.I.A. has received more than 51,108 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. M.I.A. is the 1,318th most popular singer (down from 1,207th in 2019), the 3,685th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,473rd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular British Singer.

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  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, M.I.A. ranks 1,318 out of 3,528. Before her are Imogen Heap, Hironobu Kageyama, Richard Bona, Acker Bilk, Wyclef Jean, and Florent Pagny. After her are Anna Jantar, Girija Devi, Ani Lorak, Lee Hyori, Curt Smith, and Ivo Linna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, M.I.A. ranks 115. Before her are Judy Greer, Yusaku Maezawa, Russell Brand, Rubén Baraja, Estas Tonne, and Marcelo Ríos. After her are Peter Pellegrini, Vivian Hsu, Gala, Néstor Pitana, Sebastián Rulli, and Darude.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, M.I.A. ranks 3,685 out of 7,765. Before her are Kunal Nayyar (1981), Acker Bilk (1929), Jonny Greenwood (1971), Gerald Finzi (1901), George Crabbe (1754), and Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879). After her are Peter Lorimer (1946), Chad of Mercia (634), Daniel Oliver (1830), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Fred Frith (1949), and Margaret Leighton (1922).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, M.I.A. ranks 143. Before her are Sandy Denny (1947), Linda Martin (1952), Aneka (1947), Helen Shapiro (1946), Imogen Heap (1977), and Acker Bilk (1929). After her are Curt Smith (1961), Mary Garden (1874), Sam Smith (1992), Peter Murphy (1957), Amy Macdonald (1987), and John Paul Young (1950).

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