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Susan Boyle

1961 - Today

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Susan Magdalane Boyle (born 1 April 1961) is a Scottish singer who rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. As of 2021, Boyle has sold 25 million records. Her debut album, I Dreamed a Dream (2009), is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, having sold over 10 million copies worldwide, and it was the best-selling album internationally in 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Susan Boyle has received more than 10,097,192 page views. Her biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia. Susan Boyle is the 353rd most popular singer (down from 224th in 2019), the 1,263rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 942nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Singer.

Susan Boyle is a Scottish singer who gained international fame after appearing as a contestant on the TV show "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Susan Boyle ranks 353 out of 4,381. Before her are Eartha Kitt, Nina Matviienko, Rubén Blades, Solomon Burke, Pinetop Perkins, and Kemal Monteno. After her are Dusty Springfield, Jon Anderson, Salomé, Linda Ronstadt, Gal Costa, and Tarja Turunen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Susan Boyle ranks 59. Before her are Walter Mazzarri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Danny Blind, Erna Solberg, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Andy Fletcher. After her are Toby Keith, Amr Diab, Erwin Koeman, Martin Gore, Luis de la Fuente, and Íngrid Betancourt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Susan Boyle ranks 1,263 out of 8,785. Before her are Keith O'Brien (1938), Desmond Morris (1928), Denny Laine (1944), A. S. Byatt (1936), Andy Fletcher (1961), and R. G. Collingwood (1889). After her are Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), Harold Shipman (1946), David Chipperfield (1953), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), and Hudson Taylor (1832).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Susan Boyle ranks 39. Before her are Rod Evans (1947), Peter Green (1946), Sarah Brightman (1960), Marc Bolan (1947), Black (1962), and Dave Evans (1953). After her are Dusty Springfield (1939), Jon Anderson (1944), David Byron (1947), Shirley Bassey (1937), Albert Hammond (1944), and Seal (1963).

British born Singers

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