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Sandy Denny

1947 - 1978

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Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "the pre-eminent British folk rock singer". After briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sandy Denny has received more than 2,776,385 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Sandy Denny is the 1,289th most popular singer (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 3,502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,534th in 2019) and the 135th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sandy Denny ranks 1,289 out of 4,381. Before her are Dan Reynolds, Salvador Sobral, Seo In-guk, Kathleen Battle, Zack de la Rocha, and Yao Lee. After her are Elisabeth Andreassen, Jahn Teigen, Simone de Oliveira, Yasmin Levy, Leonie Rysanek, and Mick Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sandy Denny ranks 506. Before her are Moufida Tlatli, Sef Vergoossen, Shelley Hack, Yordanka Blagoeva, Mumtaz, and Moses Nagamootoo. After her are Sylvestre Ilunga, Randhir Kapoor, Deanie Ip, Dave Arneson, Roberto Mangabeira Unger, and Rudolf Scharping. Among people deceased in 1978, Sandy Denny ranks 178. Before her are Giuseppe Impastato, Victor Hasselblad, Alexander Belov, Jānis Daliņš, Philip K. Hitti, and Ahmad al-Ghashmi. After her are Edward Lindberg, John Lyng, Philip Ahn, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Willy Hansen, and Carlos Torre Repetto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 3,502 out of 8,785. Before her are William Martin Leake (1777), Suze Randall (1946), Pat Roach (1937), John Henry Davies (1864), Douglas Hartree (1897), and Nicholas Evans (1950). After her are Graham Potter (1975), John Lyly (1554), Blanche Bingley (1863), George Cohen (1939), Dave Holland (1946), and Liz Smith (1921).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 135. Before her are Margaret Price (1941), Alison Moyet (1961), Janet Baker (1933), Leo Sayer (1948), Al Atkins (1947), and Tony Martin (1957). After her are Mick Jones (1944), Sheena Easton (1959), Gary Numan (1958), Imogen Heap (1977), Shirley Manson (1966), and John Paul Young (1950).

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