SINGER

Miliza Korjus

1905 - 1980

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Miliza Elizabeth Korjus (August 18, 1909(?) – August 26, 1980) was a Polish-Estonian lyric coloratura soprano opera singer who appeared in classical American and Mexican sound films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Korjus became a naturalized United States citizen in her adulthood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miliza Korjus has received more than 121,330 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Miliza Korjus is the 791st most popular singer (up from 794th in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from Poland (down from 707th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Miliza Korjus ranks 791 out of 4,381. Before her are Kevin Ayers, Kurt Moll, Dave Matthews, Nora Brockstedt, Michel Delpech, and Jennifer Warnes. After her are Ville Valo, Ingvar Wixell, Sinn Sisamouth, Guy Béart, Ljiljana Petrović, and Carl Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Miliza Korjus ranks 172. Before her are Manès Sperber, Seni Pramoj, Alexandre Villaplane, Hilde Holger, Zoilo Saldombide, and Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński. After her are István Avar, Witness Lee, Helen Wills, Gustav Wiederkehr, Joan Coromines, and Rodolfo Orlandini. Among people deceased in 1980, Miliza Korjus ranks 150. Before her are Rachel Roberts, Gerhard Hanappi, Dorothy Day, Jan Werich, Allan Pettersson, and Torcuato Fernández-Miranda. After her are Sonja Wigert, Ángel Sanz Briz, Philip Guston, Gerhard von Schwerin, Alberto Demicheli, and Egon Pearson.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Miliza Korjus ranks 721 out of 1,694. Before her are Aleksander Wolszczan (1946), Joanna Chmielewska (1932), Anita Lasker-Wallfisch (1925), Wojciech Gerson (1831), Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński (1905), and Lothar Bisky (1941). After her are Leopold von Wiese (1876), Gisela Hahn (1943), Bernhard Grzimek (1909), Edward Bernard Raczyński (1891), Hypatius Pociej (1541), and Zofia Posmysz (1923).

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Among SINGERS In Poland

Among singers born in Poland, Miliza Korjus ranks 4. Before her are Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1915), Marek Grechuta (1945), and Maryla Rodowicz (1945). After her are Basia (1954), Katja Ebstein (1945), Jan Kiepura (1902), Chava Alberstein (1946), Anna Maria Jopek (1970), Urszula Dudziak (1943), Anna Jantar (1950), and Jean de Reszke (1850).

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