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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 194,157 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Lauritz Melchior is the 1,392nd most popular singer (down from 870th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 365th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.35

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lauritz Melchior ranks 1,392 out of 3,528. Before him are Charlotte Perrelli, Eric Stewart, Jason Derulo, Norman Greenbaum, Henri Dès, and Richard Hell. After him are Jenni Rivera, Larisa Dolina, Rita, Alma Cogan, Johnny Burnette, and Eagle-Eye Cherry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Lauritz Melchior ranks 180. Before him are Hans Gál, Art Acord, Stratis Myrivilis, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Rainer von Fieandt, and Gopinath Bordoloi. After him are Klabund, Robert Ripley, Åge Lundström, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Per Nilsson. Among people deceased in 1973, Lauritz Melchior ranks 200. Before him are Grigore Moisil, Théo Lefèvre, Carlos Menditeguy, Conrad Aiken, Oliver Macdonald, and Memphis Minnie. After him are Åke Borg, Gösta Dunker, Betty Field, Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona, Michael Dunn, and Vladimír Syrovátka.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 488 out of 893. Before him are Christen Andreas Fonnesbech (1817), Tom Kristensen (1967), Daniel Agger (1984), Henry Petersen (1900), Hans Scherfig (1905), and Holger Juul Hansen (1924). After him are Ebbe Sand (1972), Dennis Rommedahl (1978), Villy Sørensen (1929), Lars Jørgen Madsen (1871), Caroline Wozniacki (1990), and Astrid Henning-Jensen (1914).

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Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 11. Before him are Birthe Wilke (1936), Raquel Rastenni (1915), Birgit Brüel (1927), Gustav Winckler (1925), Ulla Pia (1945), and Tommy Seebach (1949). After him are Dario Campeotto (1939), Ellen Winther (1933), Katy Bødtger (1932), Agnes Obel (1980), Emmelie de Forest (1993), and MØ (1988).

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