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Missy Elliott

1971 - Today

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Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. She began on her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group's debut album, 4 All the Sistas Around da World (1994) was released by Elektra Records and met with positive critical reception despite commercial failure. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Missy Elliott has received more than 8,987,070 page views. Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Missy Elliott is the 1,251st most popular singer (up from 1,282nd in 2019), the 6,749th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,006th in 2019) and the 333rd most popular American Singer.

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  • 9.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Missy Elliott ranks 1,251 out of 3,528Before her are Sandy Denny, Sylvia Vrethammar, Dany Dauberson, Nunzio Gallo, SZA, and Tom Krause. After her are Erna Berger, Måns Zelmerlöw, Edmundo Ros, Mario Trevi, Tonina Torrielli, and Eva Nansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Missy Elliott ranks 163Before her are Aygün Kazımova, John Boyne, Christian Fittipaldi, Amira Casar, Moritz Bleibtreu, and Noah Hathaway. After her are Alan Tudyk, Chiara Badano, Jim Root, Gina Raimondo, Go Hyun-jung, and Daniel Powter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 6,749 out of 18,182Before her are James Worthy (1961), Jack LaLanne (1914), Bebe Neuwirth (1958), Nick Jonas (1992), Duane Eddy (1938), and Dolph Schayes (1928). After her are Tay Garnett (1894), Edmund Szoka (1927), Rosie O'Donnell (1962), James Quinn (1906), Eve Arden (1908), and Utada Hikaru (1983).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 333Before her are Zack de la Rocha (1970), Brian Hyland (1943), Tom Verlaine (1949), Beverly Sills (1929), Shirley Horn (1934), and SZA (1990). After her are Wayne Newton (1942), Johnny Mathis (1935), Telma Hopkins (1948), Marilyn Miller (1898), Jello Biafra (1958), and Tina Weymouth (1950).

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