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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 20th 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 961,367 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Nellie Melba is the 449th most popular singer (down from 447th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from Australia and the 4th most popular Australian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nellie Melba ranks 449 out of 3,528. Before her are Paul Di'Anno, King Diamond, Gazebo, Mei Lanfang, Francis Rossi, and Marta Kubišová. After her are Coolio, Shania Twain, Leila Mourad, Miguel Bosé, Bobby Darin, and Siw Malmkvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Nellie Melba ranks 57. Before her are Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, Stanislas de Guaita, Vazha-Pshavela, Juhani Aho, Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, and Madan Mohan Malaviya. After her are Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, Morgan Robertson, Spyridon Samaras, Edith Roosevelt, William Renshaw, and Alexey Kaledin. Among people deceased in 1931, Nellie Melba ranks 54. Before her are Melvil Dewey, Antonio Salandra, Princess Isabella of Croÿ, David Bruce, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, and Alexandre Darracq. After her are Salvatore Maranzano, Louise, Princess Royal, William Bates, Lujo Brentano, Nicolae Paulescu, and Samad bey Mehmandarov.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nellie Melba ranks 66 out of 925. Before her are David Helfgott (1947), David Bruce (1855), John Newcombe (1944), Cassandra Harris (1948), Edward Cassidy (1924), and Michael Hutchence (1960). After her are Thomas Keneally (1935), Travis Fimmel (1979), John Flanagan (1944), Nick Vujicic (1982), Germaine Greer (1939), and Diane Cilento (1933).

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Among SINGERS In Australia

Among singers born in Australia, Nellie Melba ranks 4. Before her are Joan Sutherland (1926), Kylie Minogue (1968), and Johnny Logan (1954). After her are Helen Reddy (1941), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Lenka (1978), Dannii Minogue (1971), Darren Hayes (1972), Iggy Azalea (1990), Cody Simpson (1997), and Tones and I (2000).

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