SINGER

Riki Sorsa

1952 - 2016

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Richard Esko "Riki" Sorsa (26 December 1952 – 10 May 2016) was a Finnish pop singer. He started his career in 1974 as the lead singer in the band The Zoo. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 with the entry "Reggae OK", a reggae influenced song in Finnish which came 16th (out of 20 countries). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Riki Sorsa has received more than 53,009 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Riki Sorsa is the 2,037th most popular singer (up from 2,198th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Finland (down from 420th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Finnish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Riki Sorsa ranks 2,037 out of 4,381Before him are AJ McLean, Lotta Engberg, René Pape, Sonu Nigam, Emin Agalarov, and L. After him are Natalia Barbu, Paul Shaffer, Vera Brezhneva, Tursunoy Saidazimova, Eyal Golan, and Pratima Barua Pandey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Riki Sorsa ranks 585Before him are Clayton Christensen, Mirandinha, Raúl González, John Hiatt, Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, and Harald Konopka. After him are Mathew Knowles, Doris Maletzki, Margitta Pufe, Hossein Sheikholeslam, Hubert von Goisern, and Ekkehard Fasser. Among people deceased in 2016, Riki Sorsa ranks 508Before him are Ashot Anastasian, Anatoli Isayev, Terry Wogan, Tommy Kono, Fyvush Finkel, and Yngve Brodd. After him are Jonathan Riley-Smith, Jo Cox, Lou Pearlman, Igor Sergun, Poul Pedersen, and William Schallert.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Riki Sorsa ranks 427 out of 751Before him are Harry Siljander (1922), Mirja Lehtonen (1942), Arto Bryggare (1958), Jari Puikkonen (1959), Jari-Matti Latvala (1985), and Lassi Parkkinen (1917). After him are Jani Soininen (1972), Harri Kirvesniemi (1958), Teemu Pukki (1990), Matti Yrjänä Joensuu (1948), Jutta Urpilainen (1975), and Ari-Pekka Nikkola (1969).

Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Riki Sorsa ranks 18Before him are Kirka (1950), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Fredi (1942), Karita Mattila (1960), Tony Kakko (1975), and Seija Simola (1944). After him are Käärijä (1993), Nina Åström (1962), Anneli Saaristo (1949), Markku Aro (1950), Linde Lindström (1976), and Vicky Rosti (1958).