SINGER

Kathleen Ferrier

1912 - 1953

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Kathleen Mary Ferrier, CBE (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953) was an English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar. Her death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. The daughter of a Lancashire village schoolmaster, Ferrier showed early talent as a pianist, and won numerous amateur piano competitions while working as a telephonist with the General Post Office. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kathleen Ferrier has received more than 429,660 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Kathleen Ferrier is the 518th most popular singer, the 1,731st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,824th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Kathleen Ferriers by language

Over the past year Kathleen Ferrier has had the most page views in the with 48,993 views, followed by French (10,390), and Dutch (5,214). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (263.51%), West Frisian (60.71%), and Romanian (57.64%)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 518 out of 4,381. Before her are Rita Marley, Amadou & Mariam, Aristide Bruant, Gary Glitter, Shovkat Alakbarova, and Massiel. After her are Elvira de Hidalgo, Sheila, Natalie Cole, Violetta Villas, Lidia Ruslanova, and Bobby Darin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 127. Before her are Richard Brooks, Marta Eggerth, Thorbjørn Egner, Võ Chí Công, Folco Lulli, and Gil Evans. After her are Fritz Klingenberg, Margaret Scriven, Martha Scott, Josef Blösche, Jure Francetić, and Jean Françaix. Among people deceased in 1953, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 64. Before her are Prince Oscar Bernadotte, Margaret Bondfield, Albert Austin, Iuliu Maniu, James Finlayson, and Nikolaos Plastiras. After her are Jorge Negrete, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, Boris Kidrič, Ugo Betti, Nikolay Zelinsky, and Helene Mayer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 1,731 out of 8,785. Before her are Gary Glitter (1944), Richard Aldington (1892), Roger Cotes (1682), Kingsley Amis (1922), Dido (1971), and Patrick Head (1946). After her are Edward Low (1690), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), William Cullen (1710), Terry Eagleton (1943), Gordon Ramsay (1966), and David Gill (1843).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kathleen Ferrier ranks 59. Before her are Neil Tennant (1954), Jeanette (1951), John Lydon (1956), Tim Staffell (1948), Noel Gallagher (1967), and Gary Glitter (1944). After her are Geri Halliwell (1972), Kim Wilde (1960), Paul Di'Anno (1958), Keith Flint (1969), Shakin' Stevens (1948), and John Wetton (1949).

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