SINGER

Nellie Melba

1861 - 1931

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Dame Nellie Melba (born Helen Porter Mitchell; 19 May 1861 – 23 February 1931) was an Australian operatic lyric coloratura soprano. She became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian era and the early twentieth century, and was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nellie Melba has received more than 1,042,457 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Nellie Melba is the 452nd most popular singer (down from 448th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from Australia (up from 66th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nellie Melba ranks 452 out of 4,381. Before her are Jimin, Maria Bethânia, Darío Moreno, Leila Mourad, Henri Salvador, and Boy George. After her are Siw Malmkvist, KRS-One, Juan Gabriel, Marc Anthony, Lill-Babs, and Héctor Lavoe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Nellie Melba ranks 55. Before her are Meir Dizengoff, John William Godward, Kadambini Ganguly, Juhani Aho, Vazha-Pshavela, and Motilal Nehru. After her are Konstantin Korovin, Alexey Kaledin, James Mark Baldwin, Charlie Soong, Louis Anquetin, and Edith Roosevelt. Among people deceased in 1931, Nellie Melba ranks 47. Before her are Joe Masseria, Santiago Rusiñol, Eugene de Blaas, Motilal Nehru, Alexandre Darracq, and Frederick Augustus II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. After her are Gustaf Kossinna, Rachel Bluwstein, Shibusawa Eiichi, Lujo Brentano, Salvatore Maranzano, and Samad bey Mehmandarov.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nellie Melba ranks 65 out of 1,143. Before her are Thomas Keneally (1935), John Newcombe (1944), Cassandra Harris (1948), Michael Hutchence (1960), Ken Rosewall (1934), and Annette Kellermann (1887). After her are David Hurley (1953), Harold Holt (1908), Colin Burgess (1946), Raymond Dart (1893), John Howard (1939), and Peter Sculthorpe (1929).

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Among SINGERS In Australia

Among singers born in Australia, Nellie Melba ranks 4. Before her are Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), and Johnny Logan (1954). After her are Helen Reddy (1941), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Dannii Minogue (1971), Judith Durham (1943), Iggy Azalea (1990), Lenka (1978), Felix (2000), and Darren Hayes (1972).

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