SINGER

Ornella Vanoni

1934 - 2025

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Ornella Vanoni (Italian pronunciation: [orˈnɛlla vaˈnoːni]; 22 September 1934 – 21 November 2025) was an Italian singer and songwriter. With a career spanning almost seventy years, she was one of the Italy's longest-standing musical artists. During her long career, she released about 121 works between LPs, EPs and greatest hits albums, and sold over 65 million records, being considered one of the most popular interpreters of Italian pop music. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Ornella Vanoni is the 324th most popular singer (down from 316th in 2024), the 1,587th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,607th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ornella Vanoni ranks 324 out of 4,381Before her are Anne-Marie David, Sonny Bono, La Toya Jackson, Lana Del Rey, Sabrina Salerno, and Jack Jones. After her are Rick Parfitt, Dead, Mahalia Jackson, Cissy Houston, Boy George, and Grimes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ornella Vanoni ranks 105Before her are Valery Bykovsky, Zurab Tsereteli, Rossana Podestà, Wilford Brimley, Armi Kuusela, and Federico Mayor Zaragoza. After her are Anton Geesink, Valentin Ivanov, Fredric Jameson, Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Per Olov Enquist, and Miguel de la Madrid. Among people deceased in 2025, Ornella Vanoni ranks 107Before her are Nino Benvenuti, Mohammad Bagheri, Souleymane Cissé, Vlastimil Hort, Ronald Venetiaan, and Greg Bell. After her are Eugen Doga, Maria Riva, Lea Massari, Kit Bond, Tatsuya Nakadai, and Mauricio Funes.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ornella Vanoni ranks 1,587 out of 5,161Before her are Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675), Sabrina Salerno (1968), Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena (1562), James III of Majorca (1315), Rose of Viterbo (1233), and Carlo Scarpa (1906). After her are Nanni Moretti (1953), Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (1782), Felice Gimondi (1942), Ettore Bastico (1876), Lamberto Dini (1931), and Mario Bava (1914).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Ornella Vanoni ranks 28Before her are Gianni Morandi (1944), Alessandro Moreschi (1858), Rita Pavone (1945), Mirella Freni (1935), Tito Gobbi (1913), and Sabrina Salerno (1968). After her are Fabrizio De André (1940), Antonio Cesti (1623), Laura Pausini (1974), Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Serge Reggiani (1922), and Giuditta Pasta (1797).