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Lesley Gore

1946 - 2015

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Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a US number one in 1963. She followed it up with ten further US Billboard top 40 hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me". Gore said she considered "You Don't Own Me" her signature song. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lesley Gore is the 830th most popular singer (down from 576th in 2019), the 4,792nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,174th in 2019) and the 247th most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Lesley Gore ranks 830 out of 4,381. Before her are Alexander Vertinsky, Jennifer Warnes, Jamala, Polad Bülbüloğlu, Sinan Sakić, and Rocío Jurado. After her are Rita Coolidge, Gangubai Hangal, Birthe Wilke, Pumpuang Duangjan, Irmgard Seefried, and Pierre Bachelet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Lesley Gore ranks 343. Before her are Robert Fisk, Jürgen Croy, Jacques Tardi, Joseph Sifakis, Camilo Sesto, and Rocío Jurado. After her are María Baxa, Zhang Gaoli, Roland Sandberg, Álvaro Arzú, Yuko Shimizu, and Roy Thomas Baker. Among people deceased in 2015, Lesley Gore ranks 185. Before her are Czesław Kiszczak, Jon Vickers, Movita Castaneda, Douglas Tompkins, László Paskai, and Ahmed Chalabi. After her are Rico Rodriguez, Ron Clarke, Gunnar Hansen, Richard Johnson, Wan Li, and Betsy Palmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lesley Gore ranks 4,792 out of 20,380. Before her are Earnie Shavers (1944), Tyra Banks (1973), Martin Hellman (1945), Robert M. Pirsig (1928), George Newbold Lawrence (1806), and Horace McCoy (1897). After her are Dwight L. Moody (1837), Jane Badler (1953), Chuck Schuldiner (1967), R. Budd Dwyer (1939), Holland Smith (1882), and Frank Loomis (1896).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Lesley Gore ranks 247. Before her are Big Mama Thornton (1926), Ronnie Spector (1943), Faith Hill (1967), Melanie Thornton (1967), Mike Love (1941), and Jennifer Warnes (1947). After her are Rita Coolidge (1945), Del Shannon (1934), Leontyne Price (1927), Jason Derulo (1989), Odetta (1930), and Gregg Allman (1947).

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