SINGER

Naughty Boy

1985 - Today

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Shahid Khan (Urdu: شاهد خان; born 1 January 1981), known professionally as Naughty Boy, is an English DJ, record producer, music programmer and songwriter. In 2012, Khan signed a three-year publishing deal with Sony ATV, as well as a recording contract with Virgin EMI Records to release his debut studio album, Hotel Cabana (2013). In the 2010s he produced severals successfull singles, including "La La La" with Sam Smith, which peaked atop the UK singles chart, and top-ten UK Single Charts song "Wonder" and "Lifted", both with Emeli Sandé, and "Runnin' (Lose It All)" with Beyoncé and Arrow Benjamin. Naughty Boy and Sandé also formed a writing and production partnership, leading her to sign with Virgin and EMI as a recording artist, producing Sandé debut studio album Our Version of Events in 2012 and working on record projects for Leona Lewis, JLS, Cheryl, Jennifer Hudson, Alesha Dixon and Tinie Tempah, among others. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naughty Boy has received more than 2,572,587 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Naughty Boy is the 3,649th most popular singer (up from 3,743rd in 2019), the 7,266th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,022nd in 2019) and the 306th most popular British Singer.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Naughty Boy ranks 3,649 out of 4,381. Before him are Wednesday 13, Simon Mathew, Phife Dawg, Brother Leo, Davey Havok, and Laura Voutilainen. After him are Athena Manoukian, Heo Young-saeng, Sadhana Sargam, Ally Brooke, Manuel Ortega, and Vilija Matačiūnaitė.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Naughty Boy ranks 817. Before him are Alex Meraz, Kim Seung-yong, Lior Eliyahu, Josh Zuckerman, Tom De Sutter, and Tessy Antony de Nassau. After him are Andrei Prepeliță, Cristian Darío Álvarez, Shaun Livingston, Mike Rodgers, Chaker Zouaghi, and Tonje Nøstvold.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Naughty Boy ranks 7,266 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Jones (null), Andros Townsend (1991), Hannah Spearritt (1981), Mal Donaghy (1957), Chris Gunter (1989), and Gideon Emery (1972). After him are Reiss Nelson (1999), Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991), Willie Miller (1955), Darron Gibson (1987), Gary Lightbody (1976), and Corry Evans (1990).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Naughty Boy ranks 306. Before him are Andy Abraham (1964), Katherine Jenkins (1980), Will Young (1979), Bat for Lashes (1979), Brian Kennedy (1966), and Jade Ewen (1988). After him are Rachel Stevens (1978), Keisha Buchanan (1984), Siobhán Donaghy (1984), Nicki French (1964), Cathy Dennis (1969), and Jessie Ware (1984).

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