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Mel Collins

1947 - Today

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Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to 2021) and having played with Camel, the Alan Parsons Project, Roger Waters and Chris Squire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Collins has received more than 489,495 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Collins is the 913th most popular musician (up from 1,023rd in 2019), the 2,523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,772nd in 2019) and the 153rd most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mel Collins ranks 913 out of 2,662. Before him are Robbie Robertson, James Kottak, Oscar Hammerstein II, Orhan Gencebay, Juan Luis Guerra, and Salamone Rossi. After him are Cecil Taylor, J. J. Johnson, Dick Parry, Mick Ronson, Auguste Franchomme, and Mick Fleetwood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Mel Collins ranks 302. Before him are Jozef De Kesel, David Zucker, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Ron Rivest, Adam Cheng, and Mirza Khazar. After him are Alaksandar Milinkievič, Gunter Demnig, Apasra Hongsakula, Elena Belova, Mick Fleetwood, and Peter M. Christian.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Collins ranks 2,523 out of 7,765. Before him are Morris Travers (1872), James Herbert Brennan (1940), Una Stubbs (1937), Arnold Bax (1883), John Tavener (1944), and Jackie Oliver (1942). After him are Martin Amis (1949), William Turner (1510), Israel Zangwill (1864), Stuart Wilson (1946), Sue Townsend (1946), and Dick Parry (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mel Collins ranks 153. Before him are George Shearing (1919), Philip Catherine (1942), James Galway (1939), Simon Phillips (1957), Fatboy Slim (1963), and Pete Burns (1959). After him are Dick Parry (1942), Mick Ronson (1946), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Trevor Pinnock (1946), John Illsley (1949), and Phil Campbell (1961).

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