SINGER

Maddy Prior

1947 - Today

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Madeleine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maddy Prior has received more than 619,524 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Maddy Prior is the 2,665th most popular singer, the 6,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 249th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 620k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maddy Prior ranks 2,665 out of 4,381. Before her are Randy Blythe, Jane Zhang, Mary Black, Tina Cousins, Martha Reeves, and Jang Hyun-seung. After her are Juice Wrld, Yves Larock, Mark Arm, Debby Boone, Monkaen Kaenkoon, and Karina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Maddy Prior ranks 853. Before her are Reshma, Sonia Robertson, Jenny Clack, Ezekiel Alebua, Sonny Carter, and Nelson Oduber. After her are Joe Wilson, Tommy Hutchison, Larry Norman, Andy Sutcliffe, Allan Lichtman, and Judith Heumann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Maddy Prior ranks 6,325 out of 8,785. Before her are Jacqueline Hill (1929), Robson Green (1964), Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Damien Magee (1945), Tina Cousins (1974), and Andrew Airlie (1961). After her are Russell Tovey (1981), Noel Streatfeild (1895), Lenny Henry (1958), Rosemary Leach (1935), Sebastian Faulks (1953), and Jamie Staff (1973).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Maddy Prior ranks 249. Before her are Anoushka Shankar (1981), Elkie Brooks (1945), Mark E. Smith (1957), Julian Marley (1975), Antony Costa (1981), and Tina Cousins (1974). After her are Florence Welch (1986), Emeli Sandé (1987), Example (1982), Slick Rick (1965), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), and Poly Styrene (1957).

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