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Maddy Prior

1947 - Today

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Madeleine Edith Prior (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk rock singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police drama Z-Cars. She was married to Steeleye bass guitarist Rick Kemp, and their daughter, Rose Kemp, is also a singer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Maddy Prior is the 2,797th most popular singer (down from 2,668th in 2024), the 6,565th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,327th in 2019) and the 260th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maddy Prior ranks 2,797 out of 4,381. Before her are Florin Cezar Ouatu, Johnny Gioeli, Martha Tilton, Willow Smith, Tayanna, and Jala Brat. After her are Fally Ipupa, Chris Willis, Rodolfo Chikilicuatre, Princ od Vranje, Chenoa, and Dan Bittman.

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Among people born in 1947, Maddy Prior ranks 878. Before her are Mona Marshall, Eliot Engel, Carlos Ezquerra, Togiola Tulafono, Laura Tyson, and David Hare. After her are Haley Barbour, Donna de Varona, Christine Gregoire, Allan Lichtman, Larry Norman, and Paula Deen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Maddy Prior ranks 6,567 out of 8,785. Before her are Derek Redmond (1965), Sajid Javid (1969), George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961), Edwin Morgan (1920), Richard Osman (1970), and Lewis Cook (1997). After her are Kim Tae-gyun (null), George Blagden (1989), Carl Fogarty (1965), Stephen Turnbull (1948), Adam Faith (1940), and Noah Jupe (2005).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Maddy Prior ranks 260. Before her are Natasha Bedingfield (1981), Toyah Willcox (1958), Perrie Edwards (1993), Mark E. Smith (1957), Ian Bostridge (1964), and Stefflon Don (1991). After her are Anoushka Shankar (1981), Ella Henderson (1996), Poly Styrene (1957), 21 Savage (1992), Lee Ryan (1983), and Dan Smith (1986).

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