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Marc Almond

1957 - Today

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Peter Mark "Marc" Almond (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer best known from the synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell and for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marc Almond has received more than 2,555,250 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Marc Almond is the 979th most popular singer (up from 1,080th in 2019), the 2,918th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,203rd in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marc Almond ranks 979 out of 3,528Before him are Suraphol Sombatcharoen, Garou, Margaret Price, Aino Ackté, Little Walter, and Hoagy Carmichael. After him are Mississippi John Hurt, Kirsti Sparboe, Pierre Gaveaux, Adam Lambert, Lill Lindfors, and Clare Torry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Marc Almond ranks 177Before him are Genie, Reinaldo Rueda, Cécilia Attias, Joanna Pacuła, Miguel Ángel Lotina, and Lothaire Bluteau. After him are Mirjana Karanović, Tad Williams, Ramaz Shengelia, Bojan Križaj, Víctor Muñoz, and Vladimir Tkachenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Marc Almond ranks 2,918 out of 7,765Before him are Cyril Scott (1879), Edward Braddock (1695), Carl Cox (1962), Wilfrid (634), Toby Stephens (1969), and Davy Jones (1945). After him are Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914), Martin Peters (1943), Anne McLaren (1927), Boston Corbett (1832), Jonathan Wild (1683), and Jason Flemyng (1966).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Marc Almond ranks 108Before him are Paul Potts (1970), Ice MC (1965), Roland Orzabal (1961), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Arthur Brown (1942), and Margaret Price (1941). After him are Clare Torry (1947), Paul Day (1956), Lonnie Donegan (1931), Chris Lowe (1959), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), and Janet Baker (1933).

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