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Midge Ure

1953 - Today

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James "Midge" Ure (; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, a hypocorism of his given name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and as the second frontman of Ultravox. In 1984, he co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Midge Ure has received more than 2,946,789 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Midge Ure is the 675th most popular singer (up from 819th in 2019), the 2,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,565th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Midge Ure ranks 675 out of 3,528. Before him are George Dalaras, Rocío Jurado, Sam Hui, Arash, Floor Jansen, and Hans Hotter. After him are Camilo Sesto, Kishore Kumar, José Alfredo Jiménez, Shakin' Stevens, Seiko Matsuda, and Piero Cappuccilli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Midge Ure ranks 136. Before him are Nan Goldin, Ian Khama, Leonel Fernández, Salvatore Garau, David Hurley, and Amy Irving. After him are Eric Tsang, Maurizio Malvestiti, Sergio Castellitto, Kathleen Kennedy, Franz Klammer, and Arielle Dombasle.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Midge Ure ranks 2,215 out of 7,765. Before him are John William Draper (1811), Peter Hammill (1948), Sidney Smith (1764), William Bayliss (1860), John Owen (1616), and Lindsay Duncan (1950). After him are Philip Stone (1924), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Andy Murray (1987), William Robertson Smith (1846), John Hadley (1682), and Michael Bond (1926).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Midge Ure ranks 82. Before him are Julian Lennon (1963), Ian Dury (1942), Peter Frampton (1950), Shane MacGowan (1957), Christine McVie (1943), and Gary Glitter (1944). After him are Shakin' Stevens (1948), Fish (1958), Kevin Ayers (1944), Paul Young (1956), Peter Pears (1910), and Alfred Deller (1912).

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