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Garth Brooks

1962 - Today

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Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him his immense popularity, particularly in the United States, with success on the country music single and album charts, multi-platinum recordings and record-breaking live performances, while also crossing over into the mainstream pop arena. Brooks is the only artist in music history to have released nine albums that were certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (surpassing The Beatles' former record of six); those albums are Garth Brooks (diamond), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Chase (diamond), In Pieces (diamond), The Hits (diamond), Sevens (diamond), Double Live (21× platinum), and The Ultimate Hits (diamond). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garth Brooks is the 1,738th most popular singer (down from 1,719th in 2019), the 9,584th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,137th in 2019) and the 465th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Garth Brooks ranks 1,738 out of 4,381Before him are Addys Mercedes, Sara Sadíqova, Netta Barzilai, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Richard Thompson, and Svante Thuresson. After him are Jay Park, Derrick Green, Sabina Babayeva, Babyface, Glykeria, and Yulduz Usmonova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Garth Brooks ranks 364Before him are Amy Chua, Choi Soon-ho, Erika Hess, Lee Arenberg, Danny Faure, and Stephen Keshi. After him are Néstor Clausen, Timo Soini, Jorge Martínez, Anatoliy Serdyukov, Sara Danius, and Andrei Panin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 9,586 out of 20,380Before him are Cristin Milioti (1985), Francis Tyler (1904), William T. Anderson (1839), John Trudell (1946), Leigh Taylor-Young (1945), and Troy Baker (1976). After him are Fred Saberhagen (1930), Jay Park (1987), Walter Reed (1851), Charles Sumner (1811), Heather Donahue (1974), and Peter Schickele (1935).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Garth Brooks ranks 465Before him are Patti Austin (1950), Jaden Smith (1998), Bebel Gilberto (1966), Jo Stafford (1917), Julee Cruise (1956), and Ol' Dirty Bastard (1968). After him are Jay Park (1987), Derrick Green (1971), Babyface (1958), Pat Monahan (1969), Rufus Thomas (1917), and Peabo Bryson (1951).