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Marlena Shaw

1939 - 2024

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Marlina Burgess (September 22, 1939 – January 19, 2024), professionally known by her stage name Marlena Shaw, was an American singer. Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and continued to perform until her death. Her music has often been sampled in hip hop music, and used in television commercials. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Marlena Shaw is the 1,561st most popular singer (down from 578th in 2024), the 8,502nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,175th in 2019) and the 420th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Marlena Shaw ranks 1,561 out of 4,381. Before her are Jean de Reszke, Richard Hell, Hironobu Kageyama, Koffi Olomide, Aygün Kazımova, and Omar Souleyman. After her are Betty Davis, Toti Dal Monte, Brendan Perry, León Gieco, JJ, and Eric Stewart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Marlena Shaw ranks 466. Before her are Joseph Bonnel, Ivan Vutsov, John Pilger, Stuart Kauffman, William B. Lenoir, and Per Ahlmark. After her are Henning Christophersen, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Daniel Viglietti, Tom Hayden, Emilio Álvarez, and Maeve Binchy. Among people deceased in 2024, Marlena Shaw ranks 398. Before her are Jon Landau, Comunardo Niccolai, Mitzi Gaynor, Klaus Töpfer, Jean Malaurie, and Joanne Chory. After her are Robert Coover, Bob Bryar, Phelekezela Mphoko, Maxine Singer, Ben Vautier, and Dorothy Allison.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marlena Shaw ranks 8,504 out of 20,380. Before her are Masten Gregory (1932), Reggie Jackson (1946), Ed Royce (1951), Dana Plato (1964), Jane Wyatt (1910), and Joanne Chory (1955). After her are Joseph Bologna (1934), Betty Davis (1945), Orville Gibson (1856), Robert S. Kimbrough (1967), A. P. Hill (1825), and Grace Lee Whitney (1930).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Marlena Shaw ranks 420. Before her are Toni Basil (1943), TobyMac (1964), Mandy Moore (1984), Tom Lehrer (1928), Jackie DeShannon (1941), and Richard Hell (1949). After her are Betty Davis (1945), Ben Harper (1969), Frankie Lymon (1942), Peter Yarrow (1938), Havoc (1974), and Leonard Warren (1911).

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