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Missy Elliott

1971 - Today

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Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She began her musical career as a member of the R&B girl group Sista during the 1990s, who were part of the larger musical collective Swing Mob—led by DeVante Swing of Jodeci. The former group signed with Elektra Records to release their debut album, 4 All the Sistas Around da World (1994), which was critically praised but commercially unsuccessful. She collaborated with album's producer and Swing Mob cohort Timbaland to work in songwriting and production for other acts, yielding commercially successful releases for 702, Aaliyah, SWV, and Total. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2024). Missy Elliott is the 1,608th most popular singer (down from 1,591st in 2024), the 8,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,297th in 2019) and the 428th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Missy Elliott ranks 1,608 out of 4,381. Before her are Jorge Drexler, Olga Guillot, Seo Kang-joon, Tego Calderón, Sally Yeh, and Nadezhda Kadysheva. After her are Alan Sorrenti, Tim "Ripper" Owens, Christina Milian, Nina Persson, Luke Kelly, and Ishtar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Missy Elliott ranks 233. Before her are Holly Black, Yasushi Mizusaki, Thomas Helveg, Jonathan Davis, Jim Root, and Tomislav Erceg. After her are Junji Goto, Luis Tosar, Hidetoyo Watanabe, Corey Haim, Dannii Minogue, and Andrea Stella.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 8,760 out of 20,380. Before her are Bruce Alberts (1938), Harold Solomon (1952), Ruth Chatterton (1892), Charles Melton (1991), Richard Henry Lee (1732), and Louise Lasser (1939). After her are Jim McGovern (1959), Peter Del Monte (1943), Lydia Maria Child (1802), Elliott H. Lieb (1932), Frances Schroth (1893), and Hal David (1921).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Missy Elliott ranks 428. Before her are Ben Harper (1969), Frankie Lymon (1942), Peter Yarrow (1938), Havoc (1974), Leonard Warren (1911), and Jonathan Davis (1971). After her are Tim "Ripper" Owens (1967), Christina Milian (1981), Thelma Houston (1946), Bob Welch (1945), Willie Colón (1950), and The Alchemist (1977).

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