SINGER

Luciano Pavarotti

1935 - 2007

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Luciano Pavarotti (, US also , Italian: [luˈtʃaːno pavaˈrɔtti]; 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for his tone, and gaining the nickname "King of the High Cs". As one of the Three Tenors, who performed their first concert during the 1990 FIFA World Cup before a global audience, Pavarotti became well known for his televised concerts and media appearances. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luciano Pavarotti has received more than 8,957,914 page views. His biography is available in 95 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Luciano Pavarotti is the 8th most popular singer (down from 6th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Italy (down from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Singer.

Luciano Pavarotti was an Italian opera singer. He is most famous for his performances of operas such as La Bohème, Aida, and Turandot.

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  • 9.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 81.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 95

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Luciano Pavarotti ranks 8 out of 4,381. Before him are Édith Piaf, Mick Jagger, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Maria Callas, and Cher. After him are Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Toto Cutugno, Charles Aznavour, Tina Turner, Julio Iglesias, and David Bowie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Luciano Pavarotti ranks 4. Before him are Alain Delon, Elvis Presley, and Mahmoud Abbas. After him are 14th Dalai Lama, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Kenzaburō Ōe, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan. Among people deceased in 2007, Luciano Pavarotti ranks 3. Before him are Ingmar Bergman, and Boris Yeltsin. After him are Michelangelo Antonioni, Kurt Waldheim, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jean Baudrillard, Ève Curie, Marcel Marceau, Anna Nicole Smith, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Paul Tibbets.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Luciano Pavarotti ranks 71 out of 5,161. Before him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Federico Fellini (1920), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), Pope Innocent VII (1339), Pope Julius II (1443), and Sophia Loren (1934). After him are Titus (41), Lucrezia Borgia (1480), Vitruvius (-75), Zeno of Elea (-490), Mark Antony (-83), and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Luciano Pavarotti ranks 1. After him are Toto Cutugno (1943), Adriano Celentano (1938), Enrico Caruso (1873), Farinelli (1705), Albano Carrisi (1943), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Renata Tebaldi (1922), Renata Scotto (1934), Domenico Modugno (1928), and Mina (1940).

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