SINGER

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 139,070 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Deller is the 961st most popular singer (down from 752nd in 2019), the 2,793rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,405th in 2019) and the 99th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alfred Deller ranks 961 out of 4,381. Before him are Antonietta Stella, Hana Hegerová, Boz Scaggs, BoA, Joan Osborne, and Caroline Unger. After him are Billy Paul, Chava Alberstein, Walter Andreas Schwarz, Randy Crawford, Nina Grieg, and Célestine Galli-Marié.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Alfred Deller ranks 212. Before him are Carvalho Leite, Akram al-Hawrani, Herluf Bidstrup, Walter Sisulu, John Templeton, and Gholam Reza Azhari. After him are Sabiha Kasimati, Carlos Guastavino, George Devol, Agnes Martin, Otto Siffling, and Émile Allais. Among people deceased in 1979, Alfred Deller ranks 157. Before him are Barbara Hutton, Vilho Niittymaa, Joan Blondell, Jack Haley, Lothar Wolleh, and Antonina Makarova. After him are Mahmoud Taleghani, Rebecca Clarke, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, František Kriegel, Ernest B. Schoedsack, and Antonio María Barbieri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alfred Deller ranks 2,793 out of 8,785. Before him are William Congreve (1670), James Paget (1814), Chris Waddle (1960), Caroline Goodall (1959), John Hick (1922), and Maurice Dobb (1900). After him are Tyson Fury (1988), Edward Turner Bennett (1797), Howard Webb (1971), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Amanda Tapping (1965), and Jim Marshall (1923).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Alfred Deller ranks 99. Before him are Biff Byford (1951), Arthur Brown (1942), Paul Potts (1970), Chris Lowe (1959), Melanie C (1974), and Harry Styles (1994). After him are Clare Torry (1947), Ice MC (1965), Charli XCX (1992), Nicky Hopkins (1944), Peter Pears (1910), and Paul Weller (1958).

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