SINGER

Jussi Björling

1911 - 1960

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Johan Jonatan "Jussi" Björling ( YOO-see BYOR-ling, Swedish: [ˈjɵ̌sːɪ ˈbjœ̂ːɭɪŋ]; 5 February 1911 – 9 September 1960) was a Swedish tenor. One of the leading operatic singers of the 20th century, Björling appeared for many years at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and less frequently at the major European opera houses, including the Royal Opera House in London and La Scala in Milan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jussi Björling has received more than 468,578 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Jussi Björling is the 300th most popular singer (down from 278th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 213th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Swedish Singer.

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  • 470k

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  • 64.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jussi Björling ranks 300 out of 4,381. Before him are Bülent Ersoy, Sammy Davis Jr., Vicente Fernández, Šaban Šaulić, John Fogerty, and Wolf Biermann. After him are Sacha Distel, Coolio, Agnes Baltsa, Muslim Magomayev, Psy, and Johnny Logan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jussi Björling ranks 73. Before him are Karl Silberbauer, Alfonso García Robles, Feodor Lynen, Lee J. Cobb, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, and Luis Walter Alvarez. After him are William Stuart-Houston, George Stigler, Maria Reiter, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, Roberto Matta, and Elizabeth Bishop. Among people deceased in 1960, Jussi Björling ranks 44. Before him are Jacques Becker, Otoya Yamaguchi, Norodom Suramarit, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Eddie Cochran, and Frank Lloyd. After him are Beno Gutenberg, Vicki Baum, Yan Xishan, August Kopff, Feroze Gandhi, and Pierre Reverdy.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jussi Björling ranks 218 out of 1,879. Before him are Carl Michael Bellman (1740), Johan Banér (1596), Maj Sjöwall (1935), Loreen (1983), Catherine Vasa of Sweden (1539), and Canute II of Sweden (1200). After him are Henrik Larsson (1971), Eva Ekeblad (1724), Thomas Bartholin (1616), Karin Boye (1900), Ingemar Johansson (1932), and Georg Brandt (1694).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Jussi Björling ranks 9. Before him are Marie Fredriksson (1958), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Basshunter (1984), Zarah Leander (1907), Nicolai Gedda (1925), and Loreen (1983). After him are Joey Tempest (1963), Alice Babs (1924), Siw Malmkvist (1936), Lill-Babs (1938), Lasse Berghagen (1945), and Anette Olzon (1971).

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