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Matt Monro

1930 - 1985

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Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Monro has received more than 1,933,412 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Monro is the 1,234th most popular singer (up from 1,240th in 2019), the 3,353rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,525th in 2019) and the 128th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Matt Monro ranks 1,234 out of 4,381. Before him are Izumi Sakai, V, Jacques Higelin, Eva Nansen, Aneka, and Maher Zain. After him are Margaret Price, Jennie, Yulduz Usmonova, Zara Dolukhanova, Xzibit, and Anouk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Matt Monro ranks 366. Before him are Theodore Freeman, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Harrison Young, Éva Novák-Gerard, Taina Elg, and Herbie Mann. After him are Judit Temes, Oleg Anofriyev, FM-2030, George Fernandes, Boris Parygin, and Roger Vonlanthen. Among people deceased in 1985, Matt Monro ranks 170. Before him are Jetta Goudal, Givi Javakhishvili, Marie Bell, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Natalio Perinetti, and Carlos Spadaro. After him are Forbes Burnham, Taylor Caldwell, Roger Sessions, Yrjö Nikkanen, Masten Gregory, and Olav Sunde.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Monro ranks 3,353 out of 8,785. Before him are John Abbot (1751), Rupert Graves (1963), Andrew Planche (1727), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln (1462), and Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1887). After him are Margaret Price (1941), Miles Dempsey (1896), Dominic Cooper (1978), Nick Park (1958), Simon McBurney (1957), and Michael Tippett (1905).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Matt Monro ranks 128. Before him are Marc Almond (1957), Dave Davies (1947), Mick Hucknall (1960), Tony Christie (1943), Roland Orzabal (1961), and Aneka (1947). After him are Margaret Price (1941), Alison Moyet (1961), Janet Baker (1933), Leo Sayer (1948), Al Atkins (1947), and Tony Martin (1957).

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