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Adriano Celentano

1938 - Today

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Adriano Celentano (Italian: [adriˈaːno tʃelenˈtaːno]; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter, actor, showman, and filmmaker. He is dubbed Il Molleggiato ('the springy one') because of his energetic dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and critical success. With around 150 million records sold worldwide, he is the second best-selling Italian musical artist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adriano Celentano is the 18th most popular singer (down from 16th in 2019), the 204th most popular biography from Italy (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Singer.

Adriano Celentano is most famous for his song "Grande, Grande, Grande" which is a cover of the American song "Tutti Frutti."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Adriano Celentano ranks 18 out of 4,381. Before him are Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison, Plácido Domingo, Frank Sinatra, Julio Iglesias, and David Bowie. After him are Dalida, Umm Kulthum, Montserrat Caballé, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, and Demis Roussos.

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Among people born in 1938, Adriano Celentano ranks 7. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain, Kofi Annan, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Claudia Cardinale, Romy Schneider, and Bernie Madoff. After him are Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, Leonid Kuchma, and Islam Karimov.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Adriano Celentano ranks 204 out of 5,161. Before him are Rita of Cascia (1381), Galba (-3), Pope John XII (937), Sergio Mattarella (1941), Tomaso Albinoni (1671), and Pope Leo III (750). After him are Constans (320), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Cato the Elder (-243), Messalina (17), Clare of Assisi (1193), and Gerolamo Cardano (1501).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Adriano Celentano ranks 2. Before him are Luciano Pavarotti (1935). After him are Enrico Caruso (1873), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Toto Cutugno (1943), Farinelli (1705), Albano Carrisi (1943), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Domenico Modugno (1928), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), and Barbara Strozzi (1619).

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