1915 - 1972
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 71,239 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Olavi Virta is the 1,235th most popular singer, the 248th most popular biography from Finland and the 8th most popular Finnish Singer.
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Among singers, Olavi Virta ranks 1,235 out of 3,528. Before him are Tom Verlaine, Beverly Sills, Agathonas Iakovidis, Cilla Black, Dima Bilan, and Oleg Bryjak. After him are Marie Myriam, Shirley Horn, Nina Persson, Jenny Berggren, Fred Bongusto, and Nicole.
1949 - 2023
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 1,229
1929 - 2007
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 1,230
1955 - 2020
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 1,231
1943 - 2015
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 1,232
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 1,233
1960 - 2015
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 1,234
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 1,235
1957 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 1,236
1934 - 2005
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 1,237
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,238
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,239
1935 - 2019
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 1,240
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 1,241
Among people born in 1915, Olavi Virta ranks 194. Before him are Elio Toaff, Joe Fry, Boris Andreyev, Raquel Rastenni, Nicholas Metropolis, and Danuta Szaflarska. After him are Argemiro, Luise Krüger, Mario Echandi Jiménez, Alice Faye, Ernest Lehman, and Jean Despeaux. Among people deceased in 1972, Olavi Virta ranks 176. Before him are Jan Diddens, Walter Lang, Charu Majumdar, Mikhail Artamonov, Américo Castro, and Alexander Bek. After him are Werner Klingler, Alexander Vampilov, Reginald Owen, David Hall, Havergal Brian, and Rudolf Friml.
1915 - 2015
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 188
1915 - 1950
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 189
1915 - 1982
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 190
1915 - 1998
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 191
1915 - 1999
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 192
1915 - 2017
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 193
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 194
1915 - 1975
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 195
1915 - 2001
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 196
1915 - 2011
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 197
1915 - 1998
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 198
1915 - 2005
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 199
1915 - 1989
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 200
1906 - 1972
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 170
1896 - 1972
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 171
1918 - 1972
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 172
1898 - 1972
HPI: 46.61
Rank: 173
1885 - 1972
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 174
1903 - 1972
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 175
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 176
1903 - 1972
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 177
1937 - 1972
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 178
1887 - 1972
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 179
1875 - 1972
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 180
1876 - 1972
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 181
1879 - 1972
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 182
Among people born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 248 out of 642. Before him are Emil Väre (1885), Leo Makkonen (1948), Vesa-Matti Loiri (1945), Heikki Liimatainen (1894), Paavo Johansson (1895), and Rosa Liksom (1958). After him are Teemu Sippo (1947), Oskari Mantere (1874), Martti Marttelin (1897), Kati Outinen (1961), Mari Kiviniemi (1968), and Akilles Järvinen (1905).
1885 - 1974
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 242
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 243
1945 - 2022
HPI: 46.76
Rank: 244
1894 - 1980
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 245
1895 - 1983
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 246
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 247
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 248
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 249
1874 - 1942
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 250
1897 - 1940
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 251
1961 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 252
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 253
1905 - 1943
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 254
Among singers born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 8. Before him are Ville Valo (1976), Aino Ackté (1876), Lill Lindfors (1940), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Laila Kinnunen (1939), and Marion Rung (1945). After him are Tom Krause (1934), Katri Helena (1945), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Fredi (1942), Kirka (1950), and Lauri Ylönen (1979).
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 2
1876 - 1944
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 3
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 4
1934 - 2016
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 5
1939 - 2000
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 6
1945 - Present
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 7
1915 - 1972
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 8
1934 - 2013
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 9
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 10
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 11
1942 - 2021
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 12
1950 - 2007
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 13
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 14