# Rita MacNeil

> Rita MacNeil was a Canadian singer and songwriter from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she had hits on the country and adult contemporary charts throughout her career. In the United Kingdom, MacNeil's song "Working Man" was a No. 11 hit in 1990.

*Canadian singer (1944-2013)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rita-macneil

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1944-05-28
- **Died:** 2013-04-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.1 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 85.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0534118/ (@nm0534118)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gx2oyS38qjt5BP8lGxgye (@0gx2oyS38qjt5BP8lGxgye)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.ritamacneil.com

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1011981)
- [ريتا ماكنيل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_MacNeil)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_MacNeil)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_MacNeil)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_MacNeil)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_MacNeil)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/af8e4395-f4c5-41b6-9efc-d052a8d06b73)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7336562)
- [Rita MacNeil](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3125508)

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