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Lauritz Melchior

1890 - 1973

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Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lauritz Melchior has received more than 212,002 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lauritz Melchior is the 1,191st most popular singer (up from 1,387th in 2019), the 445th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 485th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lauritz Melchior ranks 1,191 out of 4,381. Before him are Kenny Dorham, Tom Verlaine, Katri Helena, Paul Day, Marc Almond, and Francesca Lebrun. After him are Leo Slezak, The Weeknd, Edda Moser, Manna Dey, Chabuca Granda, and Grace Bumbry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Lauritz Melchior ranks 167. Before him are Alice Joyce, Mark Tobey, Karl Lashley, Jeanne Eagels, Thomas Tien Ken-sin, and E. E. Smith. After him are Lev Chernyi, José Piendibene, Armas Taipale, Naima Wifstrand, Lily Kronberger, and Percy Hodge. Among people deceased in 1973, Lauritz Melchior ranks 183. Before him are Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Leonid Stein, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, Noël Roquevert, Rodolphe Hiden, and Erich Srbek. After him are Alexander Gorbatov, M. Ageyev, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Georges Bonnet, Emil Voigt, and Pixinguinha.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 445 out of 1,032. Before him are Kaare Klint (1888), Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (1562), Patricia Crone (1945), Emil Hartmann (1836), Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812), and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677). After him are Helen of Sweden (1130), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), Japetus Steenstrup (1813), Oswald of Worcester (1000), Ivan Nielsen (1956), and Karl Aage Hansen (1921).

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Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 7. Before him are King Diamond (1956), Grethe Ingmann (1938), Kim Larsen (1945), Birthe Wilke (1936), Gitte Hænning (1946), and Gustav Winckler (1925). After him are Ulla Pia (1945), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Tommy Seebach (1949), Dario Campeotto (1939), Katy Bødtger (1932), and Ellen Winther (1933).

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