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Irma Thomas

1941 - Today

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Irma Thomas (née Lee; born February 18, 1941) is an American singer from New Orleans. She is known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans". Thomas is a contemporary of Aretha Franklin and Etta James, but never experienced their level of commercial success. In 2007, she won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for After the Rain, her first Grammy in a career spanning over 50 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Irma Thomas is the 1,933rd most popular singer (down from 1,811th in 2024), the 10,531st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,653rd in 2019) and the 522nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Irma Thomas ranks 1,933 out of 4,381. Before her are Kelly Clarkson, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lars-Göran Petrov, Ne-Yo, Heather Nova, and Mabel. After her are Tak Matsumoto, June Anderson, Miroslav Škoro, Arsenie Todiraș, Lawrence Tibbett, and DJ Ötzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Irma Thomas ranks 567. Before her are Aaron Neville, Tommy Rettig, Juan Olivares, Miroslav Verner, Javier Vargas, and Kim Eui-tae. After her are Anandiben Patel, Antonina Lazareva, Jan Kowalczyk, Max Baucus, Long John Baldry, and Ray Thomas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irma Thomas ranks 10,533 out of 20,380. Before her are Ne-Yo (1979), Wallace Stegner (1909), Chesty Puller (1898), Harvey Fletcher (1884), Alphonso Johnson (1951), and Jenna Presley (1987). After her are Barbara Bates (1925), David Blackwell (1919), Frank Press (1924), Rudy Tomjanovich (1948), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), and Karin Slaughter (1971).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Irma Thomas ranks 522. Before her are Lil Yachty (1997), Alan Jackson (1958), Lil' Kim (1974), Kelly Clarkson (1982), Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919), and Ne-Yo (1979). After her are June Anderson (1952), Lawrence Tibbett (1896), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Caroline Polachek (1985), Naomi Judd (1946), and Greg Phillinganes (1956).

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