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Sheila E.

1957 - Today

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Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957), known under the stage name Sheila E., is an American singer and drummer. She began her career in the mid-1970s as a percussionist for the George Duke Band. After separating from the group in 1983, Sheila began collaborating with Prince and launched a solo career, starting with the release of her debut album in 1984, which included her biggest hit "The Glamorous Life". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sheila E. has received more than 5,040,897 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sheila E. is the 1,115th most popular singer (up from 1,305th in 2019), the 5,705th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,032nd in 2019) and the 284th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sheila E.s by language

Over the past year Sheila E. has had the most page views in the with 743,891 views, followed by German (65,936), and Spanish (39,486). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Portuguese (304.46%), Spanish (131.13%), and Polish (117.86%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sheila E. ranks 1,115 out of 4,381. Before her are Hansi Hinterseer, Miguel Ríos, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Yumi Matsutoya, Nada, and Isabel Pantoja. After her are Jimmie Rodgers, Nicole, Conchita Supervía, Viorica Ursuleac, Sam Smith, and Yuri Shevchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Sheila E. ranks 208. Before her are Ioannis Sarmas, Len Blavatnik, Jackie Shroff, Lori Singer, Denis Leary, and Miquel Barceló. After her are Hervé Le Tellier, Yuri Shevchuk, Ian Stuart Donaldson, Siouxsie Sioux, Claude Criquielion, and Kumar Sanu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sheila E. ranks 5,705 out of 20,380. Before her are Sidney Johnson (1877), Amina Wadud (1952), David White (1916), Harry Carey (1878), Isabella Karle (1921), and Tammy Faye Messner (1942). After her are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Carmen Basilio (1927), Johnny Appleseed (1774), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), and Wil Wheaton (1972).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sheila E. ranks 284. Before her are Luther Vandross (1951), Merle Haggard (1937), Bobby Bland (1930), Jim Reeves (1923), Odetta (1930), and Jim Steinman (1947). After her are Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Travis Scott (1991), Sylvester (1947), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Steve Porcaro (1957), and Jeanette MacDonald (1903).

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