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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 2,645,915 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Sharleen Spiteri is the 1,627th most popular musician (down from 1,562nd in 2019), the 4,149th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,967th in 2019) and the 268th most popular British Musician.

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  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 1,627 out of 2,662. Before her are Brad Mehldau, Bootsy Collins, Billy Corgan, Paul Bostaph, Tom DeLonge, and Daryl Stuermer. After her are Joe Bonamassa, José Antonio Labordeta, Dave Navarro, Jimmy Garrison, Eliane Elias, and Warren Zevon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 241. Before her are Pieter Huistra, Marie NDiaye, Billy Corgan, Geraldine Somerville, Marco Giampaolo, and Ecaterina Szabo. After her are Manuela Maleeva, Dave Navarro, Yoko Shimomura, Dan Ariely, Frances O'Connor, and Byron Mann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 4,149 out of 7,765. Before her are Ben Nicholson (1894), Princess Elizabeth of Great Britain (1741), Frank Bruno (1961), Talulah Riley (1985), Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773), and William John Swainson (1789). After her are Jadon Sancho (2000), Maisie Williams (1997), Allan Williams (1930), Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Samantha Morton (1977), and Meave Leakey (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Sharleen Spiteri ranks 268. Before her are Jonny Buckland (1977), Gavin Harrison (1963), Noddy Holder (1946), Dave Edmunds (1944), Andy White (1930), and Peter Giles (1944). After her are Holly Johnson (1960), David Cross (1949), Glenn Cornick (1947), Mick Abrahams (1943), Howard Jones (1955), and Derek Bailey (1930).

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