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Kirsten Flagstad

1895 - 1962

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Kirsten Malfrid Flagstad (12 July 1895 – 7 December 1962) was a Norwegian opera singer, who was the outstanding Wagnerian soprano of her era. Her triumphant debut in New York on 2 February 1935 is one of the legends of opera. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kirsten Flagstad has received more than 258,360 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Kirsten Flagstad is the 405th most popular singer (down from 395th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 99th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Norwegian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 405 out of 4,381. Before her are Joey Tempest, Eazy-E, Kanye West, La Toya Jackson, Dinah Washington, and Alan Stivell. After her are Miguel Bosé, Franzl Lang, Iva Zanicchi, Christine McVie, Alizée, and Joseph Kobzon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 98. Before her are Albert Cohen, Lewis Mumford, Michel Simon, Alexander Orlov, Walter Stennes, and Sheng Shicai. After her are Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Max Koegel, Martin Luther, Liaquat Ali Khan, Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, and Nikolay Shchors. Among people deceased in 1962, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 59. Before her are Thomas Mitchell, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, Emil Artin, Albert Sarraut, E. E. Cummings, and Wilhelm Ohnesorge. After her are Leonardo De Lorenzo, Poul Nielsen, Antoine Pevsner, Wilhelm Ackermann, Louis Massignon, and Prince René of Bourbon-Parma.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 103 out of 1,039. Before her are Atle Selberg (1917), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), May-Britt Moser (1963), and Sigurd II of Norway (1133). After her are Trygve Bratteli (1910), Stein Rokkan (1921), Varg Vikernes (1973), Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (1832), Christian Sinding (1856), and Margaret, Maid of Norway (1283).

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Among SINGERS In Norway

Among singers born in Norway, Kirsten Flagstad ranks 3. Before her are Anni-Frid Lyngstad (1945), and Morten Harket (1959). After her are Mari Boine (1956), Nora Brockstedt (1923), Sissel Kyrkjebø (1969), Kirsti Sparboe (1946), Wenche Myhre (1947), Nina Grieg (1845), Arne Bendiksen (1926), Eva Nansen (1858), and Karoline Krüger (1970).

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