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Aaron Neville

1941 - Today

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Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop. He gained national prominence with his 1966 single "Tell It Like It Is", which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. As a solo artist, Neville achieved three consecutive RIAA platinum-selling albums in the 1990s and topped the Billboard Jazz chart with Nature Boy: The Standards Album. He has earned four Grammy Awards, four Top 10 Gospel albums, and a Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance for his 1993 cover of "The Grand Tour". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Aaron Neville is the 1,903rd most popular singer (down from 1,579th in 2024), the 10,385th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,238th in 2019) and the 510th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Aaron Neville ranks 1,903 out of 4,381. Before him are Danijela Martinović, Andriy Kuzmenko, Mary Ford, Alexia, Billy Eckstine, and Simon Fuller. After him are Nino de Angelo, Leeteuk, Glenn Medeiros, Lize Marke, Tiffany Young, and Mika Nakashima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Aaron Neville ranks 561. Before him are Peter Sarstedt, Chuck McKinley, Monika Maron, Jan Klapáč, Faith Leech, and John C. Malone. After him are Tommy Rettig, Juan Olivares, Miroslav Verner, Javier Vargas, Kim Eui-tae, and Irma Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aaron Neville ranks 10,387 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Burks (1909), Billy Eckstine (1914), Dean Kamen (1951), Matt Sydal (1983), Mike Godwin (1956), and David M. Walker (1944). After him are Ron Livingston (1967), Jenny Slate (1982), Chace Crawford (1985), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Robert Lighthizer (1947), and Darren McGavin (1922).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Aaron Neville ranks 510. Before him are Roky Erickson (1947), Magic Sam (1937), Mavis Staples (1939), Esther Phillips (1935), Mary Ford (1924), and Billy Eckstine (1914). After him are Glenn Medeiros (1970), Tiffany Young (1989), Taboo (1975), Neal Morse (1960), Hope Sandoval (1966), and Lil Yachty (1997).

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