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Wiley

1979 - Today

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Richard Kylea Cowie Jr. (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (formerly Wiley Kat), is a British grime MC and producer from Bow, London. Wiley is often labelled the "Godfather of Grime". In the early 2000s, he independently released a series of highly influential eskibeat instrumentals on white label vinyl, such as the first in the series "Eskimo" and is known as a grime MC both for his solo work and for material released with his crew Roll Deep. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wiley is the 2,934th most popular singer (up from 4,162nd in 2024), the 6,707th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,900th in 2019) and the 269th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wiley ranks 2,934 out of 4,381. Before him are Klavdia, Faudel, Barbara Acklin, Béla Fleck, Timna Brauer, and Alf Poier. After him are Yves Larock, Watkin Tudor Jones, Ashlee Simpson, Dasha Astafieva, Ock Joo-hyun, and Helen Sjöholm.

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Among people born in 1979, Wiley ranks 543. Before him are Luís Delgado, Krunoslav Lovrek, Zrinka Cvitešić, Kye Sun-hui, Chris O'Dowd, and Sandrine Bailly. After him are Mélina Robert-Michon, Bianca Lawson, Marleen Veldhuis, Lance Bass, Brandon Adams, and Pavol Hochschorner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wiley ranks 6,709 out of 8,785. Before him are Ross Barkley (1993), Stephen Maguire (1981), Ivan Toney (1996), Dominic Keating (1962), Ian Hallam (1948), and Ricky Whittle (1981). After him are Sally Jewell (1956), Diane Morgan (1975), Finn Jones (1988), Paul Blackthorne (1969), Andrea Leadsom (1963), and Charley Boorman (1966).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Wiley ranks 269. Before him are Anoushka Shankar (1981), Ella Henderson (1996), Poly Styrene (1957), 21 Savage (1992), Lee Ryan (1983), and Dan Smith (1986). After him are Paolo Nutini (1987), Heidi Range (1983), Tina Cousins (1974), James Morrison (1984), Little Simz (1994), and Jasmine Thompson (2000).

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