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Natalie Dessay

1965 - Today

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Natalie Dessay (French: [natali dəsɛ] ; born 19 April 1965) is a French soprano, best known as an opera singer before her retirement from the opera stage in 2013. She gained wide recognition after her portrayal of Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann in 1992, and then performing at leading stages, such as the Paris Opera, Vienna State Opera, and the Metropolitan Opera. Since her earlier career she had been known in coloratura soprano roles in the German and French repertoire, such as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, the title role in Lakmé, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and the Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Natalie Dessay has received more than 397,178 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Natalie Dessay is the 1,566th most popular singer (down from 1,332nd in 2019), the 4,745th most popular biography from France (down from 4,207th in 2019) and the 90th most popular French Singer.

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  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Natalie Dessay ranks 1,566 out of 4,381. Before her are Hanne Krogh, Kesha, Stoja, Kelly Chen, Andy, and Mac Miller. After her are Frederica von Stade, Solomon Linda, Birgit Brüel, Kendrick Lamar, Jelena Rozga, and Lauri Ylönen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Natalie Dessay ranks 273. Before her are Désirée Nosbusch, Samuel Le Bihan, Toninho, Daniela Mercury, Doug Liman, and Alessandro Gassmann. After her are Robert Tappan Morris, José Morais, Anke Engelke, Momoko Sakura, Ľubomír Moravčík, and Shinichirō Watanabe.

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In France

Among people born in France, Natalie Dessay ranks 4,745 out of 6,770. Before her are Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès (1817), Adrienne Bolland (1895), Maurice Raynaud (1834), René Barbier (1891), Claude Allègre (1937), and Lucas Digne (1993). After her are Jacques Audiberti (1899), Presnel Kimpembe (1995), Henri Hazebrouck (1877), Anthony Réveillère (1979), Sébastien Chabal (1977), and Isabelle Collin Dufresne (1935).

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Among SINGERS In France

Among singers born in France, Natalie Dessay ranks 90. Before her are Emma Shapplin (1974), Marcel Mouloudji (1922), Zazie (1964), Danièle Dupré (1938), François Deguelt (1932), and Paule Desjardins (1929). After her are Nathalie Stutzmann (1965), Corinne Hermès (1961), Imany (1979), Marjorie Noël (1945), Patrick Fiori (1969), and Benjamin Biolay (1973).

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