MUSICIAN
Vanessa-Mae
1978 - Today
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae (Chinese: 陈美; pinyin: Chén Měi; born 27 October 1978), also called Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, is a Singaporean-born British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (Thai: วาเนสซ่า วรรณกร, romanized: Wa-nes-sa Wan-na-kon; her father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was initially banned from skiing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after participating in a qualifying race allegedly organised to enable her to qualify for the Winter Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vanessa-Mae has received more than 1,294,358 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Vanessa-Mae is the 646th most popular musician (up from 792nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Singapore and the most popular Singaporean Musician.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
53.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
9.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Vanessa-Maes by language
Among MUSICIANS
Among musicians, Vanessa-Mae ranks 646 out of 2,662. Before her are Gaspara Stampa, Steve Gadd, Mordechai Gebirtig, McCoy Tyner, Ruggiero Ricci, and Ron Carter. After her are Bill Bruford, Clarence Clemons, Ivan Mládek, Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Smith, and Vinnie Vincent.
Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia
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Gaspara Stampa
1523 - 1554
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 640
Steve Gadd
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 641
Mordechai Gebirtig
1877 - 1942
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 642
McCoy Tyner
1938 - 2020
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 643
Ruggiero Ricci
1918 - 2012
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 644
Ron Carter
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 645
Vanessa-Mae
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 646
Bill Bruford
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 647
Clarence Clemons
1942 - 2011
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 648
Ivan Mládek
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 649
Smokey Robinson
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 650
Jimmy Smith
1925 - 2005
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 651
Vinnie Vincent
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 652
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Vanessa-Mae ranks 34. Before her are Lauren German, Dirk Nowitzki, Johnny Sins, Josh Hartnett, Ricardo Carvalho, and Lúcio. After her are Jensen Ackles, Nicole Scherzinger, Claudio Pizarro, Kakha Kaladze, Shunsuke Nakamura, and Rio Ferdinand.
Others Born in 1978
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Lauren German
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 28
Dirk Nowitzki
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 29
Johnny Sins
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 30
Josh Hartnett
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 31
Ricardo Carvalho
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 32
Lúcio
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 33
Vanessa-Mae
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 34
Jensen Ackles
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 35
Nicole Scherzinger
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 36
Claudio Pizarro
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 37
Kakha Kaladze
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 38
Shunsuke Nakamura
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 39
Rio Ferdinand
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 40
In Singapore
Among people born in Singapore, Vanessa-Mae ranks 8 out of 35. Before her are Halimah Yacob (1954), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tony Tan (1940), and S. R. Nathan (1924). After her are Wee Kim Wee (1915), Ong Teng Cheong (1936), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Julia Nickson (1958), Leslie Charteris (1907), and Ho Ching (1953).
Others born in Singapore
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Halimah Yacob
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 2
Lee Hsien Loong
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 3
Parameswara
1344 - 1414
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 4
Goh Chok Tong
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 5
Tony Tan
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 6
S. R. Nathan
1924 - 2016
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 7
Vanessa-Mae
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 8
Wee Kim Wee
1915 - 2005
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 9
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 10
Benjamin Sheares
1907 - 1981
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 11
Julia Nickson
1958 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 12
Leslie Charteris
1907 - 1993
HPI: 46.33
Rank: 13
Ho Ching
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 14
Among MUSICIANS In Singapore
Among musicians born in Singapore, Vanessa-Mae ranks 1. After her are Kygo (1991).
