SINGER

Maria Malibran

1808 - 1836

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Maria Felicia Malibran (Spanish pronunciation: [maˈɾia feˈliθja maˈliβɾan]; 24 March 1808 – 23 September 1836) was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death in Manchester, England, at age 28. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maria Malibran has received more than 201,754 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Maria Malibran is the 140th most popular singer (down from 119th in 2019), the 940th most popular biography from France (down from 822nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular French Singer.

Maria Malibran was a great opera singer in the early 1800s. She is most famous for her voice, which was said to be the most beautiful in the world.

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  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Malibran ranks 140 out of 4,381. Before her are Annie Lennox, Bryan Adams, Falco, Marie-Louise O'Murphy, Manu Chao, and Georges Moustaki. After her are John Lee Hooker, Bryan Ferry, Billy Joel, Astrud Gilberto, Chris Norman, and Esma Redžepova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, Maria Malibran ranks 15. Before her are Jefferson Davis, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Gérard de Nerval, Thomas Cook, Johann Gustav Droysen, and David Strauss. After her are Mohammad Shah Qajar, Carl Spitzweg, Solomon Northup, Wilhelm Weitling, Princess Louise of Prussia, and George Robert Gray. Among people deceased in 1836, Maria Malibran ranks 11. Before her are Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, William Godwin, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, Davy Crockett, and Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier. After her are Claude-Louis Navier, Nathan Mayer Rothschild, James Mill, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Anton Reicha, and Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maria Malibran ranks 940 out of 6,770. Before her are Jacques de Vaucanson (1709), Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480), François Christophe de Kellermann (1735), Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno (1764), Christian Clavier (1952), and Pierre Méchain (1744). After her are Carole Bouquet (1957), Jacques Perrin (1941), Philippe de Vitry (1291), Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (1401), Martin Bucer (1491), and Jeanne Baret (1740).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Maria Malibran ranks 13. Before her are Johnny Hallyday (1943), Françoise Hardy (1944), Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Marie-Louise O'Murphy (1737), and Manu Chao (1961). After her are Georges Brassens (1921), Desireless (1952), Charles Trenet (1913), Caterina Valente (1931), Jacqueline Boyer (1941), and Barbara (1930).

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