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Robert Palmer

1949 - 2003

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Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful and soulful voice, sartorial elegance and stylistic explorations, combining soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1986 song "Addicted to Love" and its accompanying video came to "epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s". Having started in the music industry in the 1960s, including a spell with Vinegar Joe, Palmer found success in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Palmer is the 127th most popular musician (up from 588th in 2019), the 618th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,790th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, Robert Palmer ranks 127 out of 3,175. Before him are Gary Moore, Hans von Bülow, John Coltrane, Lady Gaga, Cyndi Lauper, and Mike Oldfield. After him are Paul Simon, Fritz Kreisler, Ziryab, Neil Young, Nick Mason, and Angus Young.

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Among people born in 1949, Robert Palmer ranks 53. Before him are Amin Maalouf, Steve Perry, Linda Lovelace, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, José Ramos-Horta, and Fanny Ardant. After him are Don Johnson, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Robin Gibb, Sebastián Piñera, and Jarosław Kaczyński. Among people deceased in 2003, Robert Palmer ranks 26. Before him are Frederick Chapman Robbins, Bertram Brockhouse, Leopoldo Galtieri, Gianni Agnelli, Frank Sheeran, and Walt Whitman Rostow. After him are Robert Kardashian, Luciano Berio, Soong Mei-ling, Maurice Blanchot, Otto Günsche, and Mario Beccaria.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Palmer ranks 618 out of 8,785. Before him are John Flamsteed (1646), Fred Hoyle (1915), Mike Oldfield (1953), David Attenborough (1926), Eystein II of Norway (1125), and Mary Anning (1799). After him are Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Hugh Dowding (1882), Derek Barton (1918), Sophie, Countess of Wessex (1965), Colin Renfrew (1937), and Isaac Barrow (1631).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Palmer ranks 34. Before him are Dave Murray (1956), Charlie Watts (1941), Adrian Smith (1957), Sid Vicious (1957), Gary Moore (1952), and Mike Oldfield (1953). After him are Nick Mason (1944), Angus Young (1955), John Bonham (1948), John Dowland (1563), Hank Marvin (1941), and Roger Glover (1945).

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