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Seal

1963 - Today

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Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963) is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the recipient of three Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award, with 20 million albums or singles sold by October 2011. He signed with record producer Trevor Horn's ZTT Records to release his eponymous debut studio album (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seal has received more than 1,633,623 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Seal is the 382nd most popular singer (down from 333rd in 2019), the 1,313th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,277th in 2019) and the 45th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Seal ranks 382 out of 4,381. Before him are Anne-Marie David, Serge Reggiani, Ruslana, Pérez Prado, Jackie Jackson, and Gazebo. After him are Ahmet Kaya, Jessye Norman, Cissy Houston, Senesino, Denny Doherty, and Malcolm McLaren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Seal ranks 71. Before him are David Thewlis, Kevin Mitnick, Gaspar Noé, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steven Soderbergh, and Jennifer Beals. After him are Mike Pompeo, Joey Tempest, May-Britt Moser, Gosho Aoyama, Carlos Kaiser, and Suha Arafat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Seal ranks 1,313 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Minghella (1954), Ginger Baker (1939), David Hartley (1705), Lucinda Riley (1965), Jack Charlton (1935), and Roddy McDowall (1928). After him are C. Northcote Parkinson (1909), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Fletcher Christian (1764), Alice Keppel (1868), and Edward Bach (1886).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Seal ranks 45. Before him are Susan Boyle (1961), Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), David Byron (1947), Shirley Bassey (1937), and Albert Hammond (1944). After him are Malcolm McLaren (1946), Gary Brooker (1945), Christine McVie (1943), Sandie Shaw (1947), Vera Lynn (1917), and Maggie Reilly (1956).

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