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Alexis Korner

1928 - 1984

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Alexis Andrew Nicholas Koerner (19 April 1928 – 1 January 1984), known professionally as Alexis Korner, was a British blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a founding father of British blues". A major influence on the sound of the British music scene in the 1960s, he was instrumental in the formation of several notable British bands including The Rolling Stones and Free. Korner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical influence category in 2024. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis Korner is the 696th most popular singer (down from 562nd in 2019), the 3,081st most popular biography from France (down from 2,726th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alexis Korner ranks 696 out of 4,381. Before him are Pat Boone, Lorde, Ava Max, Carl Wilson, Howie Dorough, and Lenny Kuhr. After him are Q-Tip, Aaliyah, Jimin, Nexhmije Pagarusha, Chubby Checker, and Gary Glitter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Alexis Korner ranks 230. Before him are Leonid Bykov, Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Reg Park, Robert Brout, José Bonaparte, and Abdellatif Filali. After him are Arnfinn Bergmann, Lorna Wing, Dan Blocker, Robert Indiana, Adrian Frutiger, and Anthony Franciosa. Among people deceased in 1984, Alexis Korner ranks 106. Before him are Toni Turek, Paul Ben-Haim, Giuseppe Colombo, J. B. Priestley, Manuel Fleitas Solich, and Uladzimir Karatkievich. After him are Baba Sali, Knut Nordahl, Lola Anglada, Louis Réard, Sergei Salnikov, and El Santo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexis Korner ranks 3,081 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Fernel (1497), Jean Guillaume Auguste Lugol (1786), Louis Rosier (1905), Charles Despiau (1874), Marie-José Nat (1940), and Gershom ben Judah (960). After him are Lucien Gaudin (1886), Peter Fourier (1565), Bernard Werber (1961), Aemilia Hilaria (300), William of Conches (1080), and Robert Garnier (1534).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Alexis Korner ranks 39. Before him are Jean-Jacques Goldman (1951), Michel Sardou (1947), Line Renaud (1928), Fud Leclerc (1924), Julie d'Aubigny (1670), and Jean Ferrat (1930). After him are Edita Piekha (1937), Michel Berger (1947), Patricia Kaas (1966), Jacques Pills (1906), Sheila (1945), and Roberto Alagna (1963).

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