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Sylvester

1947 - 1988

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Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter. Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Watts, Los Angeles, to a middle-class African-American family, Sylvester developed a love of singing through the gospel choir of his Pentecostal church. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvester is the 1,218th most popular singer (down from 1,131st in 2019), the 6,675th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,782nd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sylvester ranks 1,218 out of 4,381. Before him are Chabuca Granda, Raquel Meller, Tina Weymouth, Jerome Flynn, Isabel Pantoja, and Lian Ross. After him are Indira Radić, Willeke Alberti, Yumi Matsutoya, Demi Lovato, Max Lorenz, and Majida El Roumi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Sylvester ranks 474. Before him are Teemu Sippo, Linda Thorson, John Johnson, Ladislav Kuna, Nicolae Dobrin, and Lupita Ferrer. After him are David Mamet, Maurizio Micheli, David Chiang, Robert Hays, Juliet Berto, and Jan T. Gross. Among people deceased in 1988, Sylvester ranks 159. Before him are Plácido Galindo, Axel Grönberg, Ferenc Sas, Josep Tarradellas, Roy Urquhart, and Ernest Labrousse. After him are Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Louise Nevelson, Wilfred Jackson, Andrei Glanzmann, Brigitte Horney, and Alan Paton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvester ranks 6,677 out of 20,380. Before him are Tina Weymouth (1950), Anna Sui (1952), Chuck McCann (1934), Gary Rossington (1951), Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), and Jesse L. Lasky (1880). After him are Tracy Chevalier (1962), C. J. Cherryh (1942), Gailard Sartain (1946), Harry Partch (1901), Clive Davis (1932), and Lou Thesz (1916).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Sylvester ranks 333. Before him are Bobby Bland (1930), Randy Crawford (1952), Lou Rawls (1933), Dr. John (1941), Johnny Tillotson (1938), and Tina Weymouth (1950). After him are Demi Lovato (1992), Nas (1973), Little Walter (1930), Merle Haggard (1937), Tom Verlaine (1949), and Lynn Anderson (1947).

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