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Yui

1987 - Today

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Yui (born March 26, 1987), known as YUI or yui, is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million physical copies in Japan. She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist" and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry" polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yui has received more than 62,638 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Yui is the 2,000th most popular singer (down from 1,859th in 2019), the 1,575th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,451st in 2019) and the 28th most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yui ranks 2,000 out of 3,528Before her are Leona Lewis, Kitty Wells, Andriy Kuzmenko, Clyde McPhatter, Billy Bragg, and Elvir Laković Laka. After her are Anita Skorgan, Kangin, Normani, Skip Spence, Chuck Billy, and Stoja.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Yui ranks 163Before her are Victoria Song, Jakov Fak, Robin Schulz, Juraj Kucka, Ryan Guzman, and Johan Djourou. After her are Kamaru Usman, Jessica Rothe, Júnior Moraes, Mădălina Diana Ghenea, Marcelo, and Gabriel Mercado.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yui ranks 1,575 out of 6,048Before her are Shizuka Arakawa (1981), Samaire Armstrong (1980), Shigeharu Ueki (1954), Shigemitsu Sudo (1956), One (1986), and Mamiko Noto (1980). After her are Shigetatsu Matsunaga (1962), Takashi Sorimachi (1973), Natsuki Hanae (1991), Cornelius (1969), Isamu Sonoda (1946), and Momo Hirai (1996).

Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Yui ranks 28Before her are Tomohisa Yamashita (1985), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kōji Wada (1974), Ken Hirai (1972), and Koda Kumi (1982). After her are Momo Hirai (1996), Koshi Inaba (1964), Misia (1978), Satoshi Ohno (1980), Aimer (1990), and Tetsuya (1969).

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