MUSICIAN

Panjabi MC

1973 - Today

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Rajinder Singh Rai (Punjabi: ਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ; born February 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Panjabi MC, is a British-Indian recording artist, rapper, producer and DJ. He is best known for the worldwide 2002 Bhangra hit "Mundian To Bach Ke", which sold 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Among other songs, he gained acclaim with the 2003 release "Jogi". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Panjabi MC has received more than 807,133 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Panjabi MC is the 2,676th most popular musician (down from 2,332nd in 2019), the 6,529th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,610th in 2019) and the 431st most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 810k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Panjabi MCS by language

Over the past year Panjabi MC has had the most page views in the with 123,034 views, followed by Russian (19,176), and German (11,029). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (37.17%), English (21.70%), and Egyptian Arabic (21.35%)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Panjabi MC ranks 2,676 out of 3,175. Before him are Troy McLawhorn, Dan Swanö, Billy Gould, Brenda Russell, Orianthi, and Harald Nævdal. After him are Fela Sowande, Josh Dun, Tim Rice-Oxley, Norman Petty, Terry Date, and Andy Gill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Panjabi MC ranks 642. Before him are Ilia Averbukh, Dan Swanö, Florian Lukas, Yuka Sato, Gharib Amzine, and Ramaz Paliani. After him are Gloria, Arik Benado, Linda Hardy, Alyaksandr Kulchy, Eric Lange, and Ville Peltonen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Panjabi MC ranks 6,529 out of 8,785. Before him are Matt Ridley (1958), Willie Ormond (1927), Ken Downing (1917), David Gyasi (1980), Jamie Waylett (1989), and Heston Blumenthal (1966). After him are Oliver Jackson-Cohen (1986), James Guthrie (1953), George Osborne (1971), Tim Minchin (1975), Paul Hunter (1978), and Tom Rob Smith (1979).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Panjabi MC ranks 431. Before him are Andy Sneap (1969), Stuart Adamson (1958), Bill Steer (1969), KT Tunstall (1975), Dhani Harrison (1978), and Michael Kiwanuka (1987). After him are Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), Andy Gill (1956), Femi Kuti (1962), Sam Totman (1980), James Dean Bradfield (1969), and Jeffrey Dunn (1961).

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