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Gary Glitter

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Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is an English former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after his 1999 conviction of downloading child pornography. He was also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offences (including attempted rape) in 2015. After performing under the name Paul Raven during the 1960s, Gadd changed his stage name to Gary Glitter in the early 1970s and had a sustained solo career with his hits "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)", "Do You Wanna Touch Me", "I Love You Love Me Love", "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)", and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Glitter is the 701st most popular singer (down from 515th in 2019), the 2,405th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,726th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Gary Glitter ranks 701 out of 4,381. Before him are Alexis Korner, Q-Tip, Aaliyah, Jimin, Nexhmije Pagarusha, and Chubby Checker. After him are Edita Piekha, Dave Benton, Carola Häggkvist, Marianna Martines, Marta Kubišová, and Ed Sheeran.

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Among people born in 1944, Gary Glitter ranks 312. Before him are Tim Rice, Jean-Louis Debré, Klaus Fichtel, Mahieddine Khalef, Pedro Barreto, and Carl Bernstein. After him are Kuniya Daini, Jean-Pierre Ricard, Richard Belzer, Onufriy, Peter T. King, and Jean-François Stévenin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 2,405 out of 8,785. Before him are Stuart Lewis-Evans (1930), Guy Edwards (1942), Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), David Tennant (1971), Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838), and Joseph Fiennes (1970). After him are Claude Choules (1901), James Stephenson (1889), James Steuart (1712), Cynewulf of Wessex (750), Derek Warwick (1954), and Catherine of York (1479).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Gary Glitter ranks 84. Before him are Andy Gibb (1958), Marina Diamandis (1985), Dave Evans (1953), Shane MacGowan (1957), Julian Lennon (1963), and Francis Rossi (1949). After him are Ed Sheeran (1991), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Ronnie Biggs (1929), Graham Nash (1942), Shakin' Stevens (1948), and Graham Bonnet (1947).

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