MUSICIAN

Sugizo

1969 - Today

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Yūne Sugihara (Japanese: 杉原有音, Hepburn: Sugihara Yūne), born Yasuhiro Sugihara (杉原 康弘) and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989. Sugizo started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with a variety of different artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sugizo has received more than 401,953 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Sugizo is the 2,079th most popular musician, the 1,672nd most popular biography from Japan and the 34th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Sugizo ranks 2,079 out of 3,175Before him are Alex Christensen, Terry Chimes, Giovanni D'Anzi, The Game, Victor Wooten, and Michael Clarke. After him are Chino Moreno, Lowell George, James Shaffer, Sascha Gerstner, John Hiatt, and Andy Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Sugizo ranks 420Before him are Paulo Jr., Tore Pedersen, Cory Booker, Eduardo Riedel, Stéphane Lannoy, and Jorge Sanz. After him are Kyoko Kuroda, MC Solaar, Prince Maximilian of Liechtenstein, Fan Zhiyi, Daniela Castro, and Siv Jensen.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Sugizo ranks 1,672 out of 6,245Before him are Takeshi Kusao (1965), Yukio Edano (1964), Rie Miyazawa (1973), Shunkichi Hamada (1910), Kazuhiro Ninomiya (1946), and Takashi Sorimachi (1973). After him are Kyoko Kuroda (1969), Hiroshi Sowa (1956), Reiko Yoshida (1967), Hiroyuki Takei (1972), Masami Kuwashima (1950), and Hideki Matsui (1974).

Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Sugizo ranks 34Before him are Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Keiko Matsui (1961), Midori (1971), Toshio Masuda (1959), Taiji (1966), and Hiromi Uehara (1979). After him are Pata (1965), Tsunku (1968), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Naomi Munakata (1955), Cornelius (1969), and Takahiro Moriuchi (1988).