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Roy Wood

1946 - Today

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Roy Wood (born 8 November 1946) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. Wood formed the Move in 1965, and had hits including "Flowers in the Rain". While the Move were still together, Wood, along with his band colleagues Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan, founded Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which was later to gain major commercial success. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Wood is the 1,553rd most popular musician (down from 1,371st in 2019), the 4,178th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,583rd in 2019) and the 257th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Roy Wood ranks 1,553 out of 3,175. Before him are Travis Barker, Joe Jackson, Ryo Kawasaki, Henry Padovani, Kenny Barron, and Wilko Johnson. After him are Jolin Tsai, Memphis Minnie, Joshua Bell, Laurent Voulzy, Nujabes, and Daniel Lanois.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Roy Wood ranks 570. Before him are Hadi Dahane, Alan Dean Foster, Michael Aris, Jasna Diklić, Eduard Krieger, and Blair Brown. After him are Peter Lorimer, Niels Fredborg, John Getz, Vladimir Tukmakov, Kjell Johansson, and George Lusztig.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Wood ranks 4,179 out of 8,785. Before him are Craig Armstrong (1959), Wilko Johnson (1947), Muriel Freeman (1897), Marmaduke Pickthall (1875), A. E. Housman (1859), and Joseph Grimaldi (1778). After him are Jack Beresford (1899), Lily James (1989), Granville Bantock (1868), Mary Moser (1744), Christopher Cazenove (1943), and Bruno Heller (1960).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Roy Wood ranks 257. Before him are Flood (1960), Paul Kossoff (1950), Kenney Jones (1948), Barbara Thompson (1944), Joe Jackson (1954), and Wilko Johnson (1947). After him are Henry Litolff (1818), Steve Hogarth (1956), Pete Doherty (1979), Spike Edney (1951), Johnny Marr (1963), and Liam Howlett (1971).

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