SINGER

Melanie

1947 - 2024

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Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter. Melanie is widely known for the 1971–72 global hit "Brand New Key", her 1970 version of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday", her composition "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", and her 1970 international breakthrough hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Melanie has received more than 444,822 page views. Her biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Melanie is the 488th most popular singer (up from 887th in 2019), the 2,778th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,968th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 440k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Melanie ranks 488 out of 4,381. Before her are Katy Perry, R. Kelly, Ahmad Zahir, Mari Boine, Miley Cyrus, and Jeanette. After her are Gigi D'Agostino, Al Martino, Gundula Janowitz, Anette Olzon, John Lydon, and Ali Farka Touré.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Melanie ranks 193. Before her are Michel Sardou, Larry David, Anne Archer, Kjell Magne Bondevik, Don Henley, and Antonio de la Cruz. After her are Murray Perahia, Jerry Rawlings, Riyoko Ikeda, Karol Dobiaš, Laurie Anderson, and Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Among people deceased in 2024, Melanie ranks 141. Before her are Rosie Reyes, Frans Janssens, James Kottak, Tito Jackson, Levan Tediashvili, and Guy Bonnet. After her are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Donald Adamson, Terry Bisson, Alberto Festa, Vyacheslav Zudov, and Juan Vicente Pérez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melanie ranks 2,778 out of 20,380. Before her are Charles Robert Jenkins (1940), Robert Serber (1909), Robert Garrett (1875), Paul Reubens (1952), Charles W. Fairbanks (1852), and Don Simpson (1943). After her are Thelma Ritter (1902), Joseph Heller (1923), Wayne Dyer (1940), Harry Porter (1882), Edie Sedgwick (1943), and Basil Poledouris (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Melanie ranks 146. Before her are Marian Anderson (1897), Waylon Jennings (1937), Kevin Federline (1978), Katy Perry (1984), R. Kelly (1967), and Miley Cyrus (1992). After her are Al Martino (1927), LP (1981), Michael Bolton (1953), Don McLean (1945), Selena (1971), and Natalie Cole (1950).

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