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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 417,621 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Melanie is the 891st most popular singer (up from 911th in 2019), the 4,980th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,163rd in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Melanie ranks 891 out of 3,528. Before her are Patsy Cline, Kulyash Baiseitova, Vaçe Zela, Dr. John, Johnny Pacheco, and Richard Carpenter. After her are Yaroslav Yevdokimov, Gérard Lenorman, Şivan Perwer, Adrian Belew, Viorica Ursuleac, and Lizzo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Melanie ranks 339. Before her are Minnie Riperton, Coline Serreau, Frédéric Mitterrand, Anny Duperey, Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, and Ján Pivarník. After her are İlber Ortaylı, Bunny Wailer, Viktor Yerofeyev, Herbert Mullin, Björn Skifs, and Rémi Brague. Among people deceased in 2024, Melanie ranks 33. Before her are Helena Rojo, Toby Keith, Glynis Johns, James Kottak, James Herbert Brennan, and Yury Solomin. After her are Jesse Jane, Don Murray, Donald Adamson, Miguel Ángel González Suárez, Sergio Sebastiani, and Christopher Priest.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melanie ranks 4,980 out of 18,182. Before her are Richard Carpenter (1946), Maxie Long (1878), Tony Joe White (1943), Mike Mangini (1963), Jimmy Cobb (1929), and Chris Hughes (1983). After her are David Starr Jordan (1851), Frank Muller (1862), Connie Sawyer (1912), Embeth Davidtz (1965), Jamie Hyneman (1956), and Tony Visconti (1944).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Melanie ranks 257. Before her are Bill Medley (1940), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Cat Power (1972), Patsy Cline (1932), Dr. John (1941), and Richard Carpenter (1946). After her are Adrian Belew (1949), Lizzo (1988), Johnny Nash (1940), Nate Dogg (1969), Vanilla Ice (1967), and Lightnin' Hopkins (1912).

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