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Ne-Yo

1979 - Today

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Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( NEE-yoh), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards. He gained recognition for his songwriting abilities following the success of his first major credit, Mario's 2004 single "Let Me Love You". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ne-Yo has received more than 8,308,600 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Ne-Yo is the 1,934th most popular singer (down from 1,704th in 2019), the 10,368th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,256th in 2019) and the 504th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ne-Yo ranks 1,934 out of 4,381. Before him are Christy Moore, Ja Rule, Kate Smith, Origa, Gaahl, and Ralf Scheepers. After him are Greg Phillinganes, Kevin DuBrow, Bebi Dol, Hyuna, Svetlana Loboda, and Barbara Hannigan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ne-Yo ranks 202. Before him are Natasha Lyonne, Artur Taymazov, Ma Ning, Fabrizio Miccoli, Timo Hildebrand, and Haha. After him are Flávio Amado, David Bisbal, Svetlana Khorkina, Audrey Hollander, Hiromi Uehara, and Joaquim Rodríguez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ne-Yo ranks 10,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles "Buddy" Rogers (1904), Edwin Hawkins (1943), Mose Allison (1927), Cass Sunstein (1954), N. C. Wyeth (1882), and David Marks (1948). After him are Jason Everman (1967), Greg Phillinganes (1956), George Clymer (1739), Kevin Michael Richardson (1964), Kevin J. Anderson (1962), and David Rittenhouse (1732).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Ne-Yo ranks 504. Before him are Carole Bayer Sager (1947), Leroy Carr (1905), Mark Murphy (1932), Joey Belladonna (1960), Ja Rule (1976), and Kate Smith (1907). After him are Greg Phillinganes (1956), Kevin DuBrow (1955), C. J. Ramone (1965), Doja Cat (1995), Jimmy Carl Black (1938), and Ernestine Anderson (1928).

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