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Mick Hucknall

1960 - Today

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Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he had a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by the Australian Rhythms Magazine as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers", while Q credited him with "the most prodigious voice this side of Motown". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mick Hucknall is the 1,196th most popular singer (up from 1,213th in 2024), the 3,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,277th in 2019) and the 127th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mick Hucknall ranks 1,196 out of 4,381. Before him are Nina Matviienko, Young Thug, María Dolores Pradera, Bobby Bland, Erna Berger, and James LaBrie. After him are Anne Veski, Emma Bunton, Paul Potts, Hanka Paldum, Sam Hui, and Désirée Artôt.

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Among people born in 1960, Mick Hucknall ranks 241. Before him are RuPaul, Alfred Gusenbauer, Annabella Sciorra, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Mykelti Williamson, and Igor Larionov. After him are Bruno Retailleau, Shinya Tsukamoto, Carol Alt, Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Kazuo Ozaki, and Barbara Broccoli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mick Hucknall ranks 3,474 out of 8,785. Before him are John Thaw (1942), Gwen John (1876), Alan Cumming (1965), Rory McCann (1969), Gregor MacGregor (1786), and Leonard Meredith (1882). After him are Emma Bunton (1976), Geoff Downes (1952), Paul Potts (1970), Nicholas Clay (1946), Centwine of Wessex (643), and Philip Jackson (1948).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Mick Hucknall ranks 127. Before him are Kiki Dee (1947), Fish (1958), Pete Ham (1947), Margaret Price (1941), James Arthur (1988), and Bryan Johnson (1926). After him are Emma Bunton (1976), Paul Potts (1970), Jerome Flynn (1963), Anohni (1971), Tina Charles (1954), and Elaine Paige (1948).

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