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Farinelli

1705 - 1782

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Farinelli (Italian pronunciation: [fariˈnɛlli]; 24 January 1705 – 16 September 1782) was the stage name of Carlo Maria Michelangelo Nicola Broschi (pronounced [ˈkarlo ˈbrɔski]), a celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Farinelli has received more than 857,658 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Farinelli is the 27th most popular singer (down from 21st in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Italy (down from 211th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Singer.

Farinelli was a famous castrato singer in the 18th century. He is most famous for his singing voice, which was said to be the most beautiful in all of Europe.

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  • 72.66

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  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Farinelli ranks 27 out of 4,381. Before him are Tupac Shakur, Enrico Caruso, Patti Smith, Montserrat Caballé, Umm Kulthum, and Brian Johnson. After him are Serge Gainsbourg, Cesária Évora, Whitney Houston, Johnny Cash, Celine Dion, and Mireille Mathieu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1705, Farinelli ranks 2. Before him is Pope Clement XIV. After him are Karim Khan Zand, Leopold Joseph von Daun, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Charles-André van Loo, David Hartley, Jacques-François Blondel, Sophie Caroline of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Peter Artedi, Philipp Stamma, and Maximilian Ulysses Browne. Among people deceased in 1782, Farinelli ranks 2. Before him is Daniel Bernoulli. After him are Johann Christian Bach, Anne Bonny, Taksin, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Pietro Metastasio, Jacques de Vaucanson, Sophie of France, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, and Ange-Jacques Gabriel.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Farinelli ranks 277 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Lucius III (1110), Juvenal (50), Pope Siricius (334), Canaletto (1697), Pietro Perugino (1446), and Pope Innocent II (1100). After him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus (-700), Pope Leo III (750), Yves Montand (1921), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Boniface IV (550), and Pope Honorius IV (1210).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Farinelli ranks 5. Before him are Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Toto Cutugno (1943), Adriano Celentano (1938), and Enrico Caruso (1873). After him are Albano Carrisi (1943), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Renata Tebaldi (1922), Renata Scotto (1934), Domenico Modugno (1928), and Mina (1940).

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