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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 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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  • 71k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.38

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Olavi Virta ranks 1,235 out of 3,528Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Olavi Virta ranks 194Before 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 176Before 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.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 248 out of 642Before 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).

Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Olavi Virta ranks 8Before 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).