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Jim Steinman

1947 - 2021

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James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. He wrote albums for Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf, including Bat Out of Hell (one of the best-selling albums in history), and also wrote and produced Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of Night. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Steinman is the 1,177th most popular singer (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 6,484th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,626th in 2019) and the 323rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jim Steinman ranks 1,177 out of 4,381. Before him are Manuel García, Big Sean, Nilla Pizzi, James Arthur, Kvitka Cisyk, and Giovanni Martinelli. After him are Jackie Wilson, Chiquito de la Calzada, Claude Nougaro, Katia Ricciarelli, Claudio Baglioni, and Bryan Johnson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Jim Steinman ranks 453. Before him are Tristan Murail, Marinho Peres, Camille Paglia, Vladimir Oravsky, Hans Ooft, and Veríssimo Correia Seabra. After him are Darlene Cates, Pia Kjærsgaard, Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov, Ilanit, Ephraïm Inoni, and Nina Matviienko. Among people deceased in 2021, Jim Steinman ranks 344. Before him are Otar Patsatsia, C. George Boeree, Casimir Oyé-Mba, Alfred Teinitzer, Valentin Afonin, and Jiří Čadek. After him are Kadir Topbaş, Susana Higuchi, Milkha Singh, Pedro Casado, Jacques Tits, and Gustavo Peña.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Steinman ranks 6,485 out of 20,380. Before him are Gladys West (1930), Ann Dowd (1956), Moses Gunn (1929), Gayle Rubin (1949), Tom Welling (1977), and Jerry Sloan (1942). After him are Mike Espy (1953), Jackie Wilson (1934), Garrett Hardin (1915), James C. Scott (1936), Amy Brenneman (1964), and Richard Marx (1963).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jim Steinman ranks 323. Before him are Melanie Martinez (1995), Everlast (1969), Eva Cassidy (1963), Eve (1978), Big Sean (1988), and Kvitka Cisyk (1953). After him are Jackie Wilson (1934), Thomas Hampson (1955), Young Thug (1991), Bobby Bland (1930), Randy Crawford (1952), and Lou Rawls (1933).

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