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Barbara Hannigan

1971 - Today

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Barbara Hannigan (born 8 May 1971) is a Canadian soprano and conductor known for her performances of contemporary classical music. In 2025, she received the Polar Music Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Barbara Hannigan is the 2,017th most popular singer (down from 1,943rd in 2024), the 666th most popular biography from Canada (down from 594th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Canadian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Barbara Hannigan ranks 2,017 out of 4,381. Before her are Boris Novković, Soraya Arnelas, Tomas Lindberg, George Ezra, Víctor Balaguer, and Jacek Kaczmarski. After her are Marco Antonio Solís, Marianne Mendt, Robin Beck, Nelson Eddy, Ernestine Anderson, and Lotta Engberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Barbara Hannigan ranks 327. Before her are Chicane, Alejandro Fernández, Corin Nemec, Gregor Fučka, Eric Mabius, and Jason Lewis. After her are Pritam, Fann Wong, Tabu, Patty Jenkins, José Cardozo, and DeObia Oparei.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Barbara Hannigan ranks 666 out of 1,622. Before her are Barbara Parkins (1942), Devin Townsend (1972), Bert McCaffrey (1893), Tom Taylor (1880), Frank Saker (1907), and Stéphane Dion (1955). After her are Herb Drury (1896), George Campbell (1878), Stephen Amell (1981), Gordon Pinsent (1930), Christy Chung (1970), and Chris Hadfield (1959).

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Among SINGERS In Canada

Among singers born in Canada, Barbara Hannigan ranks 35. Before her are Bernie Shaw (1956), Alessia Cara (1996), Chad Kroeger (1974), Mac DeMarco (1990), Nicole Appleton (1974), and K.d. lang (1961). After her are Deryck Whibley (1980), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Daniel Powter (1971), Skip Spence (1946), Paul Shaffer (1949), and Kate McGarrigle (1946).

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