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Mirwais

1960 - Today

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Mirwais Ahmadzaï (born 23 October 1960), known mononymously as Mirwais, is a French electronic dance music record producer and songwriter, born in Lausanne, Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. A former member of the now-defunct 1980s group Taxi Girl, he is perhaps best-known for his work with American artist Madonna, whom he first met in the late 1990s. After submitting a demo of his work to her label, Maverick Records, Mirwais eventually teamed-up with the singer in 1999 to create Music (2000), a global smash record for Madonna; the album, as well as its title track single, peaked at No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mirwais has received more than 18,596 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Mirwais is the 2,351st most popular musician (down from 2,212th in 2019), the 722nd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 632nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Swiss Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Mirwais ranks 2,351 out of 3,175. Before him are Joey Baron, Criss Oliva, Fedde Le Grand, Jung Yong-hwa, Simon Webbe, and Keren Ann. After him are Håkan Hardenberger, John Leckie, Steve Di Giorgio, Twiggy Ramirez, Sid Wilson, and Leonid Agutin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Mirwais ranks 572. Before him are Andrzej Pałasz, Ion Sturza, Matt Salinger, Didier Van Cauwelaert, William Monahan, and Sid Eudy. After him are Jaak Aab, Katsuyoshi Shinto, Éric Caritoux, Ivans Klementjevs, Willie Aames, and Marcia Barbosa.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Mirwais ranks 722 out of 1,015. Before him are Paul Hinder (1942), Paul Accola (1967), Laurent Dufaux (1969), Jakob Fuglsang (1985), Markus Ryffel (1955), and Leonardo Piepoli (1971). After him are Jean-Claude Rudaz (1942), Ruth Metzler (1964), Paolo Meneguzzi (1976), Fabian Schär (1991), Milo Moiré (1986), and Rudolf Thurneysen (1857).

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Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland

Among musicians born in Switzerland, Mirwais ranks 13. Before him are George Gruntz (1932), Urs Bühler (1971), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), DJ Antoine (1975), Daniel Löble (1973), and Thomas Gabriel Fischer (1963). After him are Anna Rossinelli (1987).

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