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Janis Joplin

1943 - 1970

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Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her "electric" stage presence. In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Janis Joplin is the 6th most popular singer (down from 5th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from United States (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Singer.

Janis Joplin was a singer and songwriter who is most famous for her work with Big Brother and the Holding Company.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Janis Joplin ranks 6 out of 4,381. Before her are Elvis Presley, Édith Piaf, Cher, Maria Callas, and Aretha Franklin. After her are Joan Baez, Luciano Pavarotti, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Tom Jones, Charles Aznavour, and Marvin Gaye.

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Among people born in 1943, Janis Joplin ranks 1. After her are John Major, Robert De Niro, Lech Wałęsa, Jim Morrison, Julio Iglesias, Catherine Deneuve, Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Betty Williams, George Harrison, and Vangelis. Among people deceased in 1970, Janis Joplin ranks 2. Before her is Charles de Gaulle. After her are Bertrand Russell, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Erich Maria Remarque, António de Oliveira Salazar, Sukarno, Abraham Maslow, Yukio Mishima, Jimi Hendrix, Alexander Kerensky, and Max Born.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janis Joplin ranks 53 out of 20,380. Before her are F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896), Walt Disney (1901), Maria Callas (1923), George Marshall (1880), Mark Twain (1835), and Aretha Franklin (1942). After her are Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), Harry S. Truman (1884), Joan Baez (1941), Howard Hughes (1905), and Robert Frost (1874).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Janis Joplin ranks 5. Before her are Elvis Presley (1935), Cher (1946), Maria Callas (1923), and Aretha Franklin (1942). After her are Joan Baez (1941), Marvin Gaye (1939), Jim Morrison (1943), Frank Sinatra (1915), Patti Smith (1946), Tina Turner (1939), and Tupac Shakur (1971).

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