SINGER

Olavi Virta

1915 - 1972

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Olavi Virta (originally until 1926 Oskari Olavi Ilmén; 27 February 1915 in Sysmä, Grand Duchy of Finland – 14 July 1972 in Pispala, Tampere, Finland) was a Finnish singer, acclaimed during his time as the "King" of Finnish tango. Between 1939 and 1966 he recorded almost 600 songs, many of which are classics of Finnish popular music, and appeared in many films and theatrical productions. Of his most acclaimed tangos are Punatukkaiselle tytölleni ("For My Red Haired Girl"), Ennen kuolemaa ("Before Death"; French: Avant de Mourir) and Täysikuu ("Full Moon"), while standouts from his other popular songs are Poika varjoisalta kujalta ("Boy From a Shady Alley"; Italian: Guaglione), Hopeinen kuu ("Silver Moon"; Italian: Guarda Che Luna), Eva and Kultainen nuoruus ("The Golden Youth"). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olavi Virta has received more than 76,045 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Olavi Virta is the 1,374th most popular singer (down from 1,231st in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Finland (down from 248th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Finnish Singer.

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  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Olavi Virta ranks 1,374 out of 4,381. Before him are Gregg Rolie, Mary Roos, Thomas Hampson, Odd Børre, Dario Campeotto, and Dori Ghezzi. After him are Nancy Wilson, Mario Trevi, Mary J. Blige, Ian Hunter, Gwyneth Jones, and Calvin Harris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Olavi Virta ranks 204. Before him are Signe Hasso, Memphis Slim, Danuta Szaflarska, Stu Hart, Raquel Rastenni, and Harriet Bland. After him are Eugène Martin, Aníbal Ciocca, Jean Parker, Josef Zeman, Gary Merrill, and Pavel Kadochnikov. Among people deceased in 1972, Olavi Virta ranks 183. Before him are Isak Abrahamsen, Adriaan Fokker, Edmund Wilson, Julian Steward, Alexander Vampilov, and He Xiangning. After him are Allauddin Khan, Américo Castro, Theodor Blank, Boris Livanov, Sven Markelius, and John Grierson.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 289 out of 751. Before him are Märta Tikkanen (1935), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Viljo Heino (1914), Pauli Nevala (1940), and Pekka Vasala (1948). After him are Rosa Liksom (1958), Jorma Kinnunen (1941), Pentti Eskola (1883), Emppu Vuorinen (1978), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), and Matti Sippala (1908).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 11. Before him are Marion Rung (1945), Matti Salminen (1945), Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Timo Kotipelto (1969), and Laila Kinnunen (1939). After him are Kirka (1950), Lauri Ylönen (1979), Fredi (1942), Karita Mattila (1960), Tony Kakko (1975), and Seija Simola (1944).

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