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Brian Johnson

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Brian Johnson (born 5 October 1947) is an English singer and songwriter. In 1980 at the age of 32, after the death of Bon Scott, he became the third lead singer of the Australian rock band AC/DC. Johnson was one of the founding members of the rock band Geordie, which was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1971. After several hit singles, including the UK Top 10 hit "All Because of You" (1973), the band split in 1978. Following the death of Bon Scott on 19 February 1980, Johnson was asked to audition for AC/DC, whose guitarists and founders Angus and Malcolm Young remembered when Scott had been impressed with Johnson as Geordie's frontman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brian Johnson is the 27th most popular singer (down from 26th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 125th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Singer.

Brian Johnson is most famous for being the lead singer of the rock band AC/DC.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Brian Johnson ranks 27 out of 4,381. Before him are Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Demis Roussos, Enrico Caruso, and Tina Turner. After him are Tupac Shakur, Debbie Harry, José Carreras, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Andrea Bocelli.

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Among people born in 1947, Brian Johnson ranks 10. Before him are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Paulo Coelho, Stephen King, David Bowie, Sheikh Hasina, and Florentino Pérez. After him are Elton John, Dilma Rousseff, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Brian May, Mary Simon, and O. J. Simpson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Johnson ranks 165 out of 8,785. Before him are John Milton (1608), Charlotte Brontë (1816), Arthur Henderson (1863), John Macleod (1876), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), and Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank (1935). After him are Ridley Scott (1937), Jane Seymour (1508), Roger Bacon (1220), Patrick Blackett (1897), Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830), and Robert Edwards (1925).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Brian Johnson ranks 4. Before him are Tom Jones (1940), David Bowie (1947), and Marianne Faithfull (1946). After him are Mick Jagger (1943), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), Phil Collins (1951), Kate Bush (1958), George Michael (1963), Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), and John Lydon (1956).

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