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Sandy Denny

1947 - 1978

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Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978) was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as "Arguably the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer/songwriter of her time". After briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandy Denny is the 1,506th most popular singer (down from 1,290th in 2019), the 4,215th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,501st in 2019) and the 160th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sandy Denny ranks 1,506 out of 4,381. Before her are Joji, Dennis Frederiksen, Milly Scott, Sebastian Bach, Wyclef Jean, and Bhimsen Joshi. After her are Nada, Roland Orzabal, Darlene Love, Najwa Karam, Ani Lorak, and Vic Damone.

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Among people born in 1947, Sandy Denny ranks 599. Before her are Ricardo Delgado, Konstantin Lopushansky, Kazadi Mwamba, Bob Houghton, Tillman Thomas, and Stefan Angelov. After her are Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Erik Spiekermann, Theodore Long, Wolfgang Schwarz, Cyrille Guimard, and Luigi Padovese. Among people deceased in 1978, Sandy Denny ranks 204. Before her are Abdylas Maldybaev, Franz Dienert, Miguel Itzigsohn, John Doeg, Isidro Ayora, and José Antonio Rodríguez. After her are Mladen Ramljak, Jesús Glaría, Ivan Kavaleridze, Maurice Carême, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, and Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 4,216 out of 8,785. Before her are Nathaniel Clyne (1991), Michael Hordern (1911), Thomas Thomson (1817), Jake Weber (1963), Abdalqadir as-Sufi (1930), and Saffron Burrows (1972). After her are Michael Hurst (1957), Elizabeth Spriggs (1929), Queenie Newall (1854), Roland Orzabal (1961), William Warham (1450), and Ray Wilson (1934).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Sandy Denny ranks 160. Before her are Gwyneth Jones (1936), Matt Monro (1930), Oliver Sykes (1986), Alison Moyet (1961), Peter Murphy (1957), and Tony Christie (1943). After her are Roland Orzabal (1961), Acker Bilk (1929), Ireen Sheer (1949), Ray Wilson (1968), Brendan Perry (1959), and Eric Stewart (1945).

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