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John Miles

1949 - 2021

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John Miles (born John Errington; 23 April 1949 – 5 December 2021) was an English rock singer, guitarist and keyboard player best known for his 1976 top 3 UK hit single "Music", which won an Ivor Novello Award, and his frequent appearances at Night of the Proms. He won the "Outstanding Musical Achievement" award at the 2017 Progressive Music Awards. He released 10 albums from 1976 to 1999 and was also a touring musician for Tina Turner from 1987 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Miles is the 872nd most popular musician (down from 748th in 2019), the 2,645th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,187th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, John Miles ranks 872 out of 3,175. Before him are Marco Uccellini, Ric Ocasek, Osvaldo Pugliese, Sylvester Levay, Smokey Robinson, and Steve Lukather. After him are Željko Joksimović, Steve Smith, Paco Ibáñez, Garth Hudson, John Taylor, and Dennis Stratton.

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Among people born in 1949, John Miles ranks 282. Before him are Jorge Bucay, Antônio Fagundes, Ric Ocasek, Mircea Diaconu, Conny Torstensson, and Mari Alkatiri. After him are Bernd Eichinger, Frankie Faison, Zoë Wanamaker, Guillaume Faye, Abdullah Senussi, and Juan Manuel Asensi. Among people deceased in 2021, John Miles ranks 251. Before him are Shunsuke Kikuchi, Koichi Sugiyama, Ursula Happe, Yitzhak Arad, Leon Spinks, and José Freire Falcão. After him are Carlos Correia, Louis Andriessen, Judith Reisman, Freimut Börngen, Hilton Valentine, and Clive Sinclair.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Miles ranks 2,646 out of 8,785. Before him are Eric Ambler (1909), Tommy Taylor (1932), William Whiston (1667), Colin McDonald (1930), Robert Fisk (1946), and John Tavener (1944). After him are John Byron (1723), Lady Hester Stanhope (1776), Chris Lowe (1959), Mark Rylance (1960), Phil Jones (1992), and Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, John Miles ranks 162. Before him are Solomon (1902), Bernie Taupin (1950), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Mick Fleetwood (1947), Chris Squire (1948), and Glen Matlock (1956). After him are John Taylor (1960), Dennis Stratton (1952), Snowy White (1948), Hilton Valentine (1943), Mel Collins (1947), and Chas Chandler (1938).

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