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Kay Starr

1922 - 2016

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Kay Starr (born Catherine Laverne Starks; July 21, 1922 – November 3, 2016) was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop, jazz, and country, but her roots were in jazz. Her 1952 song "Wheel of Fortune" was a smash hit, and later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kay Starr is the 2,832nd most popular singer (down from 2,541st in 2024), the 14,919th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,664th in 2019) and the 774th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kay Starr ranks 2,832 out of 4,381. Before her are Lauren Jauregui, Mino, K.Will, Ella Henderson, Lucenzo, and Poly Styrene. After her are Russell Allen, Beatriz Luengo, MC Eiht, Capleton, Antonis Remos, and JJ Lin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Kay Starr ranks 459. Before her are Audrey Long, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Lamont Johnson, Syd Owen, Randhir Singh Gentle, and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. After her are Len Lesser, Grayson Hall, Mavis Gallant, Jim Wright, Mundell Lowe, and Theodosia Okoh. Among people deceased in 2016, Kay Starr ranks 592. Before her are Peter Brabrook, Marvin Kaplan, Patricia Barry, Tera Wray, Amber Rayne, and David Cañada. After her are Marcos Danilo Padilha, Dalian Atkinson, Donald Henderson, Balram Jakhar, Ali Hussein Shihab, and Deborah S. Jin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kay Starr ranks 14,924 out of 20,380. Before her are Mel Winkler (1941), Gale Robbins (1921), Jake Lacy (1985), Adam Nelson (1975), Erik Rhodes (1982), and Josephine Johnson (1910). After her are Annise Parker (1956), Amor Towles (1964), Russell Allen (1971), Joshua Oppenheimer (1974), John Dingell (1926), and Daniel W. Bursch (1957).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kay Starr ranks 774. Before her are Chris Willis (1969), Frances Langford (1913), Kalomira (1985), Pop Smoke (1999), Ella Mae Morse (1924), and Lauren Jauregui (1996). After her are Russell Allen (1971), MC Eiht (1971), Eddie Holman (1946), Debby Boone (1956), Dominic Fike (1995), and Gary Jules (1969).

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