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Alfred Deller

1912 - 1979

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Alfred George Deller, CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979), was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century. He is sometimes referred to as the "godfather of the countertenor". His style in singing lute song, with extensive use of rubato and extemporised ornamentation, was seen as radical and controversial in his day but is now considered the norm. Deller was an influential figure in the renaissance of early music: an early proponent of "original instrument performance" and one of the first to bring this form to the popular consciousness through his broadcasts on the BBC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Deller has received more than 130,810 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Alfred Deller is the 754th most popular singer (down from 666th in 2019), the 2,411th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,207th in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Singer.

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  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alfred Deller ranks 754 out of 3,528. Before him are Kurt Moll, Naná Vasconcelos, Eva Cassidy, George Baker, Hande Yener, and Riccardo Fogli. After him are IU, Blaze Bayley, E-Type, Emmy Destinn, Mikel Laboa, and Indila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Alfred Deller ranks 168. Before him are Erich Leinsdorf, Moses Finley, Roy Sullivan, Maguba Syrtlanova, Pierre Grimal, and Heikki A. Alikoski. After him are Michele Andreolo, Xavier Montsalvatge, Christopher Hill, Luiz Gonzaga, Ioannis Alevras, and Yusuf Lule. Among people deceased in 1979, Alfred Deller ranks 127. Before him are Arno Schmidt, Kurt Jooss, Georges Florovsky, Antonio Caggiano, Leonid Bykov, and Ethel Smith. After him are Paul Dessau, David Butler, Ivar Johansson, Pedro Arico Suárez, Ludwig Renn, and Issa Pliyev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Deller ranks 2,411 out of 7,765. Before him are George Shearing (1919), William Martin (1767), Chris Vance (1971), Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876), Philip Catherine (1942), and Dorian Yates (1962). After him are William Jackson Hooker (1785), May Whitty (1865), Dorothy Manley (1927), Fred West (1941), Cynegils (575), and J. Stuart Blackton (1875).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alfred Deller ranks 88. Before him are Midge Ure (1953), Shakin' Stevens (1948), Fish (1958), Kevin Ayers (1944), Paul Young (1956), and Peter Pears (1910). After him are Blaze Bayley (1963), Nicky Hopkins (1944), Andrew Ridgeley (1963), Nick Kamen (1962), Jerome Flynn (1963), and Charli XCX (1992).

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