SINGER

Nunzio Gallo

1928 - 2008

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Nunzio Gallo (25 March 1928 – 22 February 2008) was an Italian singer and actor from Naples. After winning the Sanremo Music Festival 1957 alongside Claudio Villa, he was chosen to represent his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957 with their winning entry "Corde della mia chitarra", ultimately coming 6th. At 5:09, the song is known for being the longest song ever performed at Eurovision, before the new rules imposing the 3-minute length limit came into place. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nunzio Gallo has received more than 35,282 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Nunzio Gallo is the 1,395th most popular singer (down from 1,244th in 2019), the 3,674th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,350th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Italian Singer.

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  • 35k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nunzio Gallo ranks 1,395 out of 4,381Before him are Eric Stewart, Karen Mulder, Hagigat Rzayeva, Tina Weymouth, Elena Paparizou, and Helen Shapiro. After him are Lou Bega, Bobby Vee, Feist, Grigory Leps, Usha Mangeshkar, and Gloria Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Nunzio Gallo ranks 415Before him are Harold Becker, Othmar Schneider, Raúl Cárdenas, Valentin Muratov, Jacques-Louis Lions, and Nancy Olson. After him are Gerhard Stoltenberg, Ottavio Bugatti, Vic Damone, Gerino Gerini, Hebe de Bonafini, and Chung Won-shik. Among people deceased in 2008, Nunzio Gallo ranks 248Before him are Nikolai Baibakov, Mikhail Solomentsev, Ignazio Fabra, William Gibson, Helmut Zilk, and Béatrix Beck. After him are Natalia Bessmertnova, Frederick Seitz, Omar Caetano, Wu Xueqian, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Giovanni Viola.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nunzio Gallo ranks 3,674 out of 5,161Before him are Fausto Leali (1944), Vittoria Aganoor (1855), Emanuele Pirro (1962), Enrico Porro (1885), Virgilio Fossati (1891), and Giacomo Bresadola (1847). After him are Nichi Vendola (1958), Mariana Mazzucato (1968), Anna Kanakis (1962), Elvira Notari (1875), Riccardo Carapellese (1922), and Marco Delvecchio (1973).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Nunzio Gallo ranks 94Before him are Tiziano Ferro (1980), Fiorella Mannoia (1954), Jovanotti (1966), Nek (1972), Mario Trevi (1941), and Fausto Leali (1944). After him are Den Harrow (1962), Marcella Bella (1952), Alexia (1967), Daniela Dessì (1957), Valentina Monetta (1975), and Alan Sorrenti (1950).