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Monica

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Monica Denise Arnold (formerly Brown; born October 24, 1980) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of ten. Monica signed with record producer Dallas Austin through his label Rowdy Records in 1993, and gained prominence following the release of her debut studio album, Miss Thang (1995). Her follow-up albums were met with continued success; her second, The Boy Is Mine (1998) remains her best-selling album and spawned three Billboard Hot 100-number one singles: "The Boy Is Mine" (with Brandy), "The First Night " and "Angel of Mine". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Monica is the 1,274th most popular singer (up from 3,514th in 2019), the 6,980th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,039th in 2019) and the 347th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Monica ranks 1,274 out of 4,381. Before her are Corona Schröter, Paul Weller, Miguel Ríos, Dave Davies, Luis Eduardo Aute, and Siouxsie Sioux. After her are Ethel Waters, Jackson Wang, Gil Scott-Heron, Marija Naumova, Nik Kershaw, and Seungri.

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Among people born in 1980, Monica ranks 81. Before her are Randy Orton, Pau Gasol, Gabriel Milito, Ruja Ignatova, Dani Güiza, and Zooey Deschanel. After her are Yasuhito Endō, Nur Fettahoğlu, Brett Goldstein, Cicinho, Melissa Rauch, and Gareth Evans.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Monica ranks 6,982 out of 20,380. Before her are William Lane Craig (1949), Billy Burke (1966), Harry Shearer (1943), Marc Ribot (1954), Joanna Russ (1937), and Ruth Buzzi (1936). After her are Henry Gunther (1895), Randal Kleiser (1946), Maxwell Anderson (1888), Piper Perabo (1976), Billy Evans (1932), and Paul Sweezy (1910).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Monica ranks 347. Before her are Jim Reeves (1923), Bobby Helms (1933), Bill Medley (1940), Virginia E. Johnson (1925), Luther Vandross (1951), and Gracie Abrams (1999). After her are Ethel Waters (1896), Gil Scott-Heron (1949), Gloria Jones (1945), Lil Nas X (1999), Lhasa de Sela (1972), and Ted Neeley (1943).

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