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Shakin' Stevens

1948 - Today

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Michael Barratt (born 4 March 1948), known professionally as Shakin' Stevens, is a Welsh singer and songwriter. He was the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s. His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that his commercial success began. His most successful songs were nostalgia hits, evoking the sound of 1950s rock and roll and pop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shakin' Stevens is the 737th most popular singer (down from 538th in 2019), the 2,476th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,786th in 2019) and the 89th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Shakin' Stevens ranks 737 out of 4,381. Before him are Elza Soares, Michel Berger, Jacob Miller, Patricia Kaas, Robertino Loreti, and Pharrell Williams. After him are Kim Jung-sook, Dado Topić, Josipa Lisac, Bobby Darin, Alanis Morissette, and Jacques Pills.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Shakin' Stevens ranks 283. Before him are Heinz Flohe, Patty Pravo, Viktor Afanasyev, Mizengo Pinda, Ludwig Scotty, and Davíð Oddsson. After him are Mykhaylo Fomenko, Kim Hwang-sik, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Jean-Pierre Adams, Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro, and Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Shakin' Stevens ranks 2,477 out of 8,785. Before him are Divina Galica (1944), John Oliver (1977), Eddie Irvine (1965), John Smeaton (1724), Brenda Milner (1918), and Edward Colston (1636). After him are John Illsley (1949), William Hudson (1730), Siegfried Sassoon (1886), Demetrios Petrokokkinos (1878), Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874), and Venetia Burney (1918).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Shakin' Stevens ranks 89. Before him are Francis Rossi (1949), Gary Glitter (1944), Ed Sheeran (1991), Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Ronnie Biggs (1929), and Graham Nash (1942). After him are Graham Bonnet (1947), Alan Lancaster (1949), Midge Ure (1953), Anne-Marie (1991), Blaze Bayley (1963), and Peter Sinfield (1943).

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