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Loreena McKennitt

1957 - Today

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Loreena McKennitt (born February 17, 1957) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer who writes, records, and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern influences. McKennitt is known for her refined and clear soprano vocals. She has sold more than 16 million records worldwide. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Loreena McKennitt is the 593rd most popular musician (down from 496th in 2019), the 163rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 121st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Canadian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Loreena McKennitt ranks 593 out of 3,175. Before her are Gil Evans, Christoph Schneider, Marty Friedman, Roger Hodgson, Ginette Neveu, and Hermeto Pascoal. After her are Coleman Hawkins, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, James Taylor, and Alan Walker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Loreena McKennitt ranks 107. Before her are Víctor Muñoz, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Mikhail Pletnev, Ted Levine, Shigeru Ban, and Bruce Rauner. After her are Rachel Ward, Lucien Favre, Alu Alkhanov, Irvine Welsh, Ray Winstone, and José Coronado.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Loreena McKennitt ranks 163 out of 1,622. Before her are Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Shania Twain (1965), Michael Ontkean (1946), and Gil Evans (1912). After her are Joshua Slocum (1844), Brian Mulroney (1939), Fay Wray (1907), Jacques Villeneuve (1953), André Bessette (1845), and Reginald Fessenden (1866).

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Among MUSICIANS In Canada

Among musicians born in Canada, Loreena McKennitt ranks 8. Before her are Glenn Gould (1932), Neil Young (1945), Joni Mitchell (1943), Oscar Peterson (1925), Avril Lavigne (1984), and Gil Evans (1912). After her are David Foster (1949), Maynard Ferguson (1928), Deadmau5 (1981), Robbie Robertson (1943), Garth Hudson (1937), and Neil Peart (1952).

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