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Miyavi

1981 - Today

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Takamasa Ishihara (石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa, born September 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅, Miyabi, stylized in all caps), is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar. He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the visual kei rock band Dué le quartz and then as a solo artist starting in 2002. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N. and in 2009 founded his own company, J-glam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miyavi has received more than 2,155,045 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Miyavi is the 1,375th most popular musician (up from 1,549th in 2019), the 1,183rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,200th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Miyavi ranks 1,375 out of 2,662. Before him are Dizzy Reed, Hugh Masekela, John Dolmayan, Sébastien Izambard, Jolin Tsai, and Markus Grosskopf. After him are Patrick Moraz, Timothy B. Schmit, Darryl Jones, Marc-André Hamelin, Rabih Abou-Khalil, and Janis Ian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Miyavi ranks 97. Before him are Emilie de Ravin, Tahar Rahim, Alessandra Ambrosio, Dima Bilan, Jang Na-ra, and Willy Caballero. After him are Sunny Leone, Maher Zain, El Hadji Diouf, Joe Cole, Lucho González, and Mohamed Zidan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Miyavi ranks 1,183 out of 6,048. Before him are Hitoshi Sasaki (1891), Megumi Yokota (1964), Chūhei Nambu (1904), Kotono Mitsuishi (1967), Sakai Toshihiko (1871), and Yusaku Maezawa (1975). After him are Kei Kumai (1930), Shinya Tsukamoto (1960), Shu Kamo (1939), Hidetaka Miyazaki (1974), Kei Nishikori (1989), and Tetsuya Komuro (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Miyavi ranks 15. Before him are Yoshiki (1965), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Gackt (1973), LiSA (1987), and Ryo Kawasaki (1947). After him are Hyde (1969), Nujabes (1974), Nigo (1970), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Mana (1969), and Yoko Shimomura (1967).

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