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Glenn Hughes

1951 - Today

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Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English musician, best known for playing bass and performing vocals in the hard rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes maintains a notable solo career. He fronts the supergroup Black Country Communion, and fronted California Breed from 2013 to 2015 and The Dead Daisies from 2019 to 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Hughes is the 108th most popular singer (up from 278th in 2019), the 515th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,046th in 2019) and the 16th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Glenn Hughes ranks 108 out of 4,381. Before him are Domenico Modugno, Anatoliy Solovianenko, Johnny Hallyday, Víctor Jara, Gwen Stefani, and Anna Netrebko. After him are Donna Summer, Marie Fredriksson, Constanze Mozart, Robert Plant, Diana Ross, and Adele.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Glenn Hughes ranks 23. Before him are John Deacon, Michael Keaton, Gregory Winter, Kurt Russell, Stellan Skarsgård, and Bonnie Tyler. After him are Olivia Hussey, Akhmad Kadyrov, Michel Barnier, Bertie Ahern, Paul Breitner, and Juan Manuel Santos.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 515 out of 8,785. Before him are Beatrix Potter (1866), Robert Walpole (1676), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), John Wesley (1703), William Pitt the Younger (1759), and James I of Scotland (1394). After him are Christopher Hogwood (1941), John Michell (1724), Colin Firth (1960), Alan Parker (1944), Frederick Forsyth (1938), and Richard Hughes (1975).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Glenn Hughes ranks 16. Before him are Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), John Lydon (1956), Ian Gillan (1945), Morrissey (1959), and Bonnie Tyler (1951). After him are Robert Plant (1948), Adele (1988), Peter Gabriel (1950), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Bryan Ferry (1945), and Annie Lennox (1954).

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