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Melanie

1947 - 2024

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Melanie Anne Safka Schekeryk (February 3, 1947 – January 23, 2024), professionally known as Melanie or Melanie Safka, was an American singer-songwriter. Melanie is widely known for the 1971–72 global hit "Brand New Key", her 1970 version of the Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday", her composition "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", and her 1970 international breakthrough hit "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)", which was inspired by her experience of performing at the 1969 Woodstock music festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melanie is the 134th most popular singer (up from 488th in 2019), the 942nd most popular biography from United States (up from 2,778th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Melanie ranks 134 out of 4,381. Before her are Mercedes Sosa, Roy Orbison, Georges Moustaki, George Clinton, Laura Branigan, and Bruce Dickinson. After her are Selena, Robin Gibb, Nina Hagen, Art Garfunkel, Jimmie Rodgers, and DMX.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Melanie ranks 56. Before her are Aaron Ciechanover, Jonathan Pryce, Rob Rensenbrink, Ron Dennis, Farrah Fawcett, and Dick Advocaat. After her are Stan Kroenke, Mykola Azarov, Geoffrey Hinton, Joe Morton, Jonathan Banks, and Kevin Kline. Among people deceased in 2024, Melanie ranks 44. Before her are Quincy Jones, Marisa Paredes, Bengt I. Samuelsson, Colin Renfrew, Alexei Navalny, and Tsung-Dao Lee. After her are Frank Farian, Roberto Cavalli, Sebastián Piñera, César Luis Menotti, Rik Van Looy, and Robin Warren.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melanie ranks 942 out of 20,380. Before her are Laura Branigan (1952), Jane Addams (1860), William Hurt (1950), Walter Hill (1942), Vera Rubin (1928), and Michael Bloomberg (1942). After her are Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), Nancy Pelosi (1940), Alvin York (1887), Thomas A. Steitz (1940), and Matt Damon (1970).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Melanie ranks 54. Before her are Steve Perry (1949), Dolly Parton (1946), Harry Belafonte (1927), Roy Orbison (1936), George Clinton (1941), and Laura Branigan (1952). After her are Selena (1971), Art Garfunkel (1941), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), DMX (1970), Bing Crosby (1903), and Little Richard (1932).

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