MUSICIAN

Sharleen Spiteri

1967 - Today

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Sharleen Eugene Spiteri (born 7 November 1967) is a Scottish singer–songwriter and guitarist who has a contralto vocal range, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Texas, who rose to prominence in 1989 with the release of their debut single "I Don't Want a Lover". Their debut album, Southside (1989) was a commercial success, selling over two million copies. Follow up albums were less successful, however, the release of their fourth album White on Blonde (1997) returned the band to prominence, spawning the internationally successful singles "Say What You Want", "Halo", "Black Eyed Boy" and "Put Your Arms Around Me". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sharleen Spiteri has received more than 2,810,058 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sharleen Spiteri is the 1,479th most popular musician (up from 1,622nd in 2019), the 3,874th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,141st in 2019) and the 234th most popular British Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 1,479 out of 3,175. Before her are Rudy Sarzo, Quorthon, Henry Vestine, Mark Hoppus, Alex Lifeson, and Marshmello. After her are Nancy Wilson, Eddie Gómez, John Ogdon, King Tubby, Mikhail Krug, and Charlie Byrd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 221. Before her are Lili Taylor, Francois Pienaar, Frankie Fredericks, Javier Cámara, Melina Kanakaredes, and Álex Pina. After her are Götz Otto, Alexia, Masashi Nakayama, Valérie Pécresse, Gustavo Zapata, and Maxim.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 3,874 out of 8,785. Before her are Ronnie Rooke (1911), Jimmy Hogan (1882), Muriel Robb (1878), Stanley Holloway (1890), Jonathan Glazer (1965), and Peter Doig (1959). After her are Havergal Brian (1876), H. B. Warner (1876), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), Alex Kingston (1963), and Cassandra Austen (1773).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 234. Before her are Jay Kay (1969), Alan Clark (1952), Paul Kossoff (1950), Clifford Curzon (1907), Beth Gibbons (1965), and Spike Edney (1951). After her are John Ogdon (1937), John Taylor (1960), Jim Capaldi (1944), Albert Lee (1943), Simon Gallup (1960), and Elton Dean (1945).

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