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Anita Baker

1958 - Today

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Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to fame following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single "Sweet Love". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anita Baker is the 2,032nd most popular singer (down from 1,994th in 2019), the 11,129th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,648th in 2019) and the 558th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Anita Baker ranks 2,032 out of 4,381. Before her are Katy Garbi, Seven, Mark Murphy, Radojka Šverko, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Yesung. After her are Joacim Cans, Sophie Tucker, Emilia Rydberg, Little Willie John, Siobhan Fahey, and Jackson C. Frank.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Anita Baker ranks 484. Before her are Georges Bregy, Pascale Ogier, Ezio Gamba, Vitaly Mutko, Amrita Singh, and Roddy Doyle. After her are Choguel Kokalla Maïga, Scott Rudin, Siobhan Fahey, Roberts Zīle, Walter Junghans, and Amy Pascal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 11,131 out of 20,380. Before her are Hiram Johnson (1866), Jane Dee Hull (1935), Michael Oher (1986), Arnold Kopelson (1935), William H. Webster (1924), and Claudia Christian (1965). After her are Michael Milken (1946), Woody Shaw (1944), Susanna M. Salter (1860), Jim Neidhart (1955), Howell Cobb (1815), and Brian Christopher (1972).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Anita Baker ranks 558. Before her are Bruce Hornsby (1954), Sheb Wooley (1921), Howard Jones (1970), Leroy Carr (1905), Big Pun (1971), and Mark Murphy (1932). After her are Little Willie John (1937), Jackson C. Frank (1943), Eddie Money (1949), Joey Belladonna (1960), David Miller (1973), and George Fisher (1970).

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