Mick Hucknall saw 86x more Wikipedia readers than usual

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Michael James Hucknall is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he had a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by the Australian Rhythms Magazine as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers", while Q credited him with "the most prodigious voice this side of Motown".

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