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Flea

1962 - Today

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Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962), known professionally as Flea, is an Australian and American musician and actor. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. Flea and vocalist Anthony Kiedis are the only two continuous members of the band and he appears on all the band's albums. Flea is also a member of the supergroups Atoms for Peace, Antemasque, Pigface, and Rocket Juice & the Moon, and has played with acts including the Mars Volta, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, Alanis Morissette, Young MC, Nirvana, What Is This?, Fear, and Jane's Addiction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Flea is the 541st most popular musician (down from 391st in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Australia (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Flea ranks 541 out of 3,175. Before him are Cannonball Adderley, Elvis Costello, André Navarra, Gregor Piatigorsky, Bronisław Huberman, and Maurice White. After him are Tito Puente, Yann Tiersen, Uli Jon Roth, Isao Tomita, K. K. Downing, and Lead Belly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Flea ranks 88. Before him are Jennifer Jason Leigh, Branko Crvenkovski, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Takashi Murakami, Barry E. Wilmore, and Paula Abdul. After him are Srettha Thavisin, Shinya Yamanaka, Ollanta Humala, Suzanne Collins, Joan Cusack, and Manuel Valls.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Flea ranks 89 out of 1,143. Before him are Harold Holt (1908), Rhonda Byrne (1945), Angela White (1985), Bob Brown (1944), Elizabeth von Arnim (1866), and Germaine Greer (1939). After him are Pat Rafter (1972), Toni Collette (1972), David Helfgott (1947), Michael Hutchence (1960), Nick Vujicic (1982), and John Howard (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Flea ranks 5. Before him are Sia (1975), Lisa Gerrard (1961), Nick Cave (1957), and Phil Rudd (1954). After him are David Helfgott (1947), Michael Hutchence (1960), Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), Colin Burgess (1946), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), and John Williams (1941).

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