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Yuri Shevchuk

1957 - Today

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Yuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (Russian: Юрий Юлианович Шевчук; born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980. He is best known for his distinctive gravelly voice. His lyrics detail aspects of Russian life with a wry, humanistic sense of humor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yuri Shevchuk has received more than 195,639 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Yuri Shevchuk is the 1,120th most popular singer (up from 1,295th in 2019), the 1,572nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,748th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Russian Singer.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yuri Shevchuk ranks 1,120 out of 4,381. Before him are Sheila E., Jimmie Rodgers, Nicole, Conchita Supervía, Viorica Ursuleac, and Sam Smith. After him are Luke Kelly, María Dolores Pradera, Peter Sinfield, Marcel Amont, Chris Farlowe, and Viktor Lazlo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Yuri Shevchuk ranks 210. Before him are Jackie Shroff, Lori Singer, Denis Leary, Miquel Barceló, Sheila E., and Hervé Le Tellier. After him are Ian Stuart Donaldson, Siouxsie Sioux, Claude Criquielion, Kumar Sanu, Filippo Grandi, and Steve Porcaro.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Yuri Shevchuk ranks 1,572 out of 3,761. Before him are Valery Afanassiev (1947), Alexandre Volkoff (1885), Teresa Feoderovna Ries (1874), Osip Brik (1888), Pyotr Durnovo (1842), and Savva Mamontov (1841). After him are Stepan Krasheninnikov (1711), Galina Kulakova (1942), Peter Romanovsky (1892), Dmitry Furmanov (1891), Natalya Bondarchuk (1950), and Gennady Khazanov (1945).

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Among SINGERS In Russia

Among singers born in Russia, Yuri Shevchuk ranks 21. Before him are Valentina Tolkunova (1946), Lena Katina (1984), Julia Volkova (1985), Larin Paraske (1832), Helene Fischer (1984), and Irina Allegrova (1952). After him are Nikolai Slichenko (1934), Zara Dolukhanova (1918), John Kay (1944), Leonid Kharitonov (1933), Dima Bilan (1981), and Irina Arkhipova (1925).

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