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Edwyn Collins

1959 - Today

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Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. His 1994 single "A Girl Like You" was a worldwide hit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edwyn Collins is the 2,359th most popular singer (down from 2,101st in 2019), the 5,999th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,403rd in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Edwyn Collins ranks 2,359 out of 4,381. Before him are Ken Hirai, Demet Akalın, Lee Donghae, Cleo Laine, Ini Kamoze, and Warrel Dane. After him are Ernest Tubb, Sopho Gelovani, Ana Moura, Milan Stanković, Markku Aro, and Harel Skaat.

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Among people born in 1959, Edwyn Collins ranks 579. Before him are Peter Angerer, Janet L. Kavandi, Gary Rydstrom, Lourdes Flores, Boris Kokorev, and Li Meisu. After him are Abraham Løkin, Gène Hanssen, Carlton Cuse, Päivi Räsänen, Mike Coughlan, and Jacek Kazimierski.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edwyn Collins ranks 6,001 out of 8,785. Before him are Cleo Laine (1927), Mimi Keene (1998), Rupert Hine (1947), Timothy Gowers (1963), Ralph McTell (1944), and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915). After him are Shirley Williams (1930), Michael Park (1966), Alan Mullery (1941), Jacquetta Hawkes (1910), John Lydgate (1370), and Imogen Poots (1989).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Edwyn Collins ranks 232. Before him are Tasmin Archer (1963), Ian Brown (1963), Julie Covington (1946), Brett Anderson (1967), Graham Parker (1950), and Cleo Laine (1927). After him are Duncan James (1978), Alesha Dixon (1978), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), Julian Marley (1975), Sam Bailey (1977), and Joss Stone (1987).

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