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Zinka Milanov

1906 - 1989

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Zinka Milanov (Croatian pronunciation: [zîːŋka milǎnoʋ]; May 17, 1906 – May 30, 1989) was a Croatian operatic dramatic soprano who had a major career centered on the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After finishing her education in Zagreb, Milanov made her debut in 1927 in Ljubljana as Leonora in Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore. From 1928 to 1936, she was the leading soprano of the Croatian National Theatre. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zinka Milanov has received more than 104,857 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Zinka Milanov is the 567th most popular singer (up from 650th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 144th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Singer.

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  • 100k

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  • 54.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Zinka Milanov ranks 567 out of 4,381. Before her are Alexis Korner, Achinoam Nini, Sibel Can, Tito Schipa, Dado Topić, and Paul Robeson. After her are Camila Cabello, Doro, Sayed Darwish, Elza Soares, Manolo Escobar, and Claudio Villa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Zinka Milanov ranks 133. Before her are Jørgen Juve, Mary Astor, Franz Waxman, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Tekla Juniewicz, and Alec Issigonis. After her are J. R. Jayewardene, T. H. White, Lilian Harvey, Anton Karas, Paolo Stoppa, and Jim Thompson. Among people deceased in 1989, Zinka Milanov ranks 102. Before her are René Moawad, Ahmed Abdallah, Ondrej Nepela, Charles Vanel, Anthony Quayle, and André Cayatte. After her are Mel Blanc, Edward Ochab, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Gilbert Simondon, Elisaveta Bykova, and Prince Wolfgang of Hesse.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Zinka Milanov ranks 139 out of 700. Before her are Niccolò Tommaseo (1802), Petar Preradović (1818), George Martinuzzi (1482), Josip Manolić (1920), Quirinus of Sescia (300), and Dado Topić (1949). After her are David Frankfurter (1909), Vladimir Bakarić (1912), Josip Bozanić (1949), Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria (1888), Demetrius of Pharos (-300), and Frano Selak (1929).

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Among SINGERS In Croatia

Among singers born in Croatia, Zinka Milanov ranks 6. Before her are Tereza Kesovija (1938), Neda Ukraden (1950), Arsen Dedić (1938), Vice Vukov (1936), and Dado Topić (1949). After her are Josipa Lisac (1950), Sergio Endrigo (1933), Severina (1972), Kićo Slabinac (1944), Nina Badrić (1972), and Doris Dragović (1961).

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