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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 535,258 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Mel Collins is the 867th most popular musician (up from 910th in 2019), the 2,413th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,517th in 2019) and the 147th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mel Collins ranks 867 out of 3,175. Before him are Jordan Rudess, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Åse Kleveland, Richie Havens, Pino Donaggio, and Karl Bartos. After him are Daniel Steibelt, J. J. Johnson, Layne Staley, Hugh McDonald, Pete Burns, and Philip Catherine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Mel Collins ranks 309. Before him are Fernando Savater, Joe Walsh, Jennifer Warnes, Andrew Blake, Frédéric Mitterrand, and Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov. After him are Christer Pettersson, Minnie Riperton, Gregg Allman, Billy Hayes, Rodney Williams, and Sally Oldfield.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mel Collins ranks 2,413 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Thatcher (1953), George Turner (1841), Damian Lewis (1971), Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife (1891), Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke (1886), and Fish (1958). After him are Frederick Abberline (1843), Nicholas Clay (1946), Martin Rees (1942), Luke Evans (1979), Ian Richardson (1934), and Vera Brittain (1893).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Mel Collins ranks 147. Before him are Julian Bream (1933), Chris Squire (1948), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Phil Taylor (1954), Snowy White (1948), and Adam Clayton (1960). After him are Pete Burns (1959), Philip Catherine (1942), Eddie Clarke (1950), Fatboy Slim (1963), Würzel (1949), and Mick Ronson (1946).

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