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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. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sandy Denny has received more than 2,505,153 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sandy Denny is the 1,245th most popular singer (up from 1,267th in 2019), the 3,542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,597th in 2019) and the 137th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sandy Denny ranks 1,245 out of 3,528. Before her are Jenny Berggren, Fred Bongusto, Nicole, Leo Sayer, Feist, and Matt Monro. After her are Sylvia Vrethammar, Dany Dauberson, Nunzio Gallo, SZA, Tom Krause, and Missy Elliott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sandy Denny ranks 462. Before her are René Harris, Moses Blah, Jozef Móder, Teemu Sippo, Željko Franulović, and Jeffrey C. Alexander. After her are Kakhi Asatiani, Érik Orsenna, Job Cohen, Aleksandr Viktorenko, Moufida Tlatli, and Franz West. Among people deceased in 1978, Sandy Denny ranks 174. Before her are John Lyng, George Moscone, Germain Derycke, Will Geer, Victor Hasselblad, and Philip Ahn. After her are Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Alexander Belov, Sverre Farstad, Ivan Kavaleridze, Ljubiša Stevanović, and Leopoldo Torre Nilsson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 3,542 out of 7,765. Before her are M. R. James (1862), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Henry Clifton Sorby (1826), John Marshall (1748), Susan George (1950), and Thomas Campbell Eyton (1809). After her are Linus Roache (1964), Henry Bird (1830), Alun Armstrong (1946), Alfred Ewing (1855), William Elford Leach (1791), and Jenny Agutter (1952).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 137. Before her are Oliver Sykes (1986), Spencer Davis (1939), Mick Jones (1944), Cilla Black (1943), Leo Sayer (1948), and Matt Monro (1930). After her are Linda Martin (1952), Aneka (1947), Helen Shapiro (1946), Imogen Heap (1977), Acker Bilk (1929), and M.I.A. (1975).

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