SINGER

Shirley Manson

1966 - Today

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Shirley Ann Manson FRSA (born 26 August 1966) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, musician, and actress who is the lead singer of the Scottish-American rock band Garbage, who have toured worldwide and sold over 17 million records as of 2017. Known for her forthright style, rebellious attitude, and distinctive deep voice, her accolades include nominations for two Brit Awards and seven Grammy Awards. Manson's musical career began in her teens, when she was approached to perform backing vocals and keyboards for the band Goodbye Mr Mackenzie. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirley Manson has received more than 3,986,747 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Shirley Manson is the 1,344th most popular singer (up from 1,494th in 2019), the 3,591st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,081st in 2019) and the 140th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shirley Manson ranks 1,344 out of 4,381. Before her are Jovanotti, Florent Pagny, Anna Jantar, Mathilde Marchesi, Johnny Mathis, and Bob Benny. After her are Simone Simons, Anahí, Nek, John Paul Young, Siti Nurhaliza, and Laila Kinnunen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Shirley Manson ranks 192. Before her are Marian Lupu, Alison Doody, Claudia Wells, Jovanotti, Lucas Alcaraz, and Jörgen Persson. After her are Kim Joo-sung, Attilio Lombardo, Tamlyn Tomita, Michael Cohen, Henrik Larsen, and Ed de Goey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Manson ranks 3,591 out of 8,785. Before her are Richard Bentley (1662), Jack Straw (1946), Colin Groves (1942), Robin Cook (1946), Sam Houser (1972), and Ian Livingstone (1949). After her are Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900), Laurie Cunningham (1956), Piers Anthony (1934), John Christie (1899), Eric Brook (1907), and John Paul Young (1950).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shirley Manson ranks 140. Before her are Tony Martin (1957), Sandy Denny (1947), Mick Jones (1944), Sheena Easton (1959), Gary Numan (1958), and Imogen Heap (1977). After her are John Paul Young (1950), Kirsty MacColl (1959), Ian Hunter (1939), Gwyneth Jones (1936), Calvin Harris (1984), and Eric Stewart (1945).

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