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Cat Power

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Charlyn Marie "Chan" Marshall ( SHAWN; born January 21, 1972), better known by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer-songwriter. Cat Power was originally the name of her first band, but has become her stage name as a solo artist. Born in Atlanta, Marshall was raised throughout the southern United States and began performing in local bands in Atlanta in the early 1990s. After opening for Liz Phair in 1993, she worked with Steve Shelley of Sonic Youth and Tim Foljahn of Two Dollar Guitar, with whom she recorded her first two albums, Dear Sir (1995) and Myra Lee (1996), on the same day in 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cat Power is the 872nd most popular singer (down from 838th in 2019), the 5,039th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,418th in 2019) and the 255th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Cat Power ranks 872 out of 4,381. Before her are Kevin Ayers, Henriette Sontag, Andrew Ridgeley, Shaggy, Alan Tam, and Julio Jaramillo. After her are Franca Raimondi, E-Type, 2 Chainz, Beth Hart, Sami Yusuf, and Davorin Popović.

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Among people born in 1972, Cat Power ranks 106. Before her are Alejandro Amenábar, Takuya Kimura, Garou, Evan Williams, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, and Julie Benz. After her are Beth Hart, Christian Oliver, Gabriel Mann, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Rebecca Romijn, and Afghan Girl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cat Power ranks 5,039 out of 20,380. Before her are Ashley Johnson (1983), Arnold Palmer (1929), David Silverman (1957), Steve Zahn (1967), Peter Lynch (1944), and Michael S. Hart (1947). After her are Albert Brooks (1947), Alexander H. Stephens (1812), Margaret Sullavan (1909), Peggy Whitson (1960), Susan Brownmiller (1935), and Walter Bedell Smith (1895).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Cat Power ranks 255. Before her are Del Shannon (1934), Leontyne Price (1927), Jason Derulo (1989), Odetta (1930), Gregg Allman (1947), and Johnny Nash (1940). After her are 2 Chainz (1977), Beth Hart (1972), Ann Wilson (1950), Belinda Carlisle (1958), Philip Bailey (1951), and Patsy Cline (1932).

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