MUSICIAN

Skrillex

1988 - Today

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Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer and songwriter. Growing up in Northeast Los Angeles and in Northern California, he joined the American post-hardcore band From First to Last as the lead singer in 2004, and recorded two studio albums with the band (Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count, 2004, and Heroine, 2006) before leaving to pursue a solo career in 2007. He began his first tour as a solo artist in late 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Skrillex has received more than 6,413,747 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Skrillex is the 1,393rd most popular musician (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 6,878th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,937th in 2019) and the 557th most popular American Musician.

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  • 6.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Skrillex ranks 1,393 out of 2,675. Before him are Graham Gouldman, Spike Edney, Anouar Brahem, Paul Kossoff, Country Joe McDonald, and Allen Toussaint. After him are Aynsley Dunbar, Peter Brötzmann, Scott Weiland, Randy Brecker, Jimmy Garrison, and David Tudor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Skrillex ranks 60. Before him are Princess Beatrice of York, Nicolás Otamendi, Juan Martín del Potro, Russell Westbrook, Anderson, and Kim Soo-hyun. After him are Melissa Benoist, Nikola Kalinić, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Zoë Kravitz, Emily Browning, and Kevin Großkreutz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Skrillex ranks 6,878 out of 15,968. Before him are Brandon Routh (1979), Allen Toussaint (1938), Shane McMahon (1970), Eriq La Salle (1962), Elizabeth Gillies (1993), and Richard Mulligan (1932). After him are Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823), Wovoka (1856), Kevin MacLeod (1972), George O. Abell (1927), Robert Bacon (1860), and Guy Madison (1922).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Skrillex ranks 557. Before him are Dave Navarro (1967), Nick Jonas (1992), Jimmy Miller (1942), Carol Kaye (1935), Country Joe McDonald (1942), and Allen Toussaint (1938). After him are Scott Weiland (1967), Randy Brecker (1945), Jimmy Garrison (1934), David Tudor (1926), Bill Frisell (1951), and Chico Hamilton (1921).

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