SINGER

Alessandro Moreschi

1858 - 1922

Alessandro Moreschi

Alessandro Moreschi (11 November 1858 – 21 April 1922) was an Italian chorister of the late 19th century and the only castrato to make solo recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro Moreschi is the 252nd most popular singer (down from 200th in 2019), the 1,362nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,237th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 252 out of 4,381. Before him are Ivan Rebroff, Gianni Morandi, Mariska Veres, Mel B, The Weeknd, and Otis Redding. After him are Victoria de los Ángeles, Ricky Martin, Eric Burdon, Ibrahim Ferrer, Rita Pavone, and Dionne Warwick.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

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Ivan Rebroff
1931 - 2008
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 246
Gianni Morandi
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 247
Mariska Veres
1947 - 2006
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 248
Mel B
1975 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 249
The Weeknd
1990 - Present
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 250
Otis Redding
1941 - 1967
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 251
Alessandro Moreschi
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 252
Victoria de los Ángeles
1923 - 2005
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 253
Ricky Martin
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 254
Eric Burdon
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 255
Ibrahim Ferrer
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 256
Rita Pavone
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 257
Dionne Warwick
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 258

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 36. Before him are Eleonora Duse, Giovanni Segantini, Lovis Corinth, John A. Hobson, Michael Hainisch, and André Antoine. After him are Carl Auer von Welsbach, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, Oldfield Thomas, William Henry Pickering, Prince Henry of Battenberg, and Saad Zaghloul. Among people deceased in 1922, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 36. Before him are Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Mori Ōgai, Henri Désiré Landru, Velimir Khlebnikov, Yamagata Aritomo, and Hermann Alexander Diels. After him are Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Giovanni Verga, Catherine Dolgorukov, Wolfgang Kapp, Jacobus Kapteyn, and Lothar von Richthofen.

Others Born in 1858

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Eleonora Duse
ACTOR
1858 - 1924
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 30
Giovanni Segantini
PAINTER
1858 - 1899
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 31
Lovis Corinth
PAINTER
1858 - 1925
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 32
John A. Hobson
ECONOMIST
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 33
Michael Hainisch
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1940
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 34
André Antoine
ACTOR
1858 - 1943
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 35
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 36
Carl Auer von Welsbach
CHEMIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 37
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1939
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 38
Oldfield Thomas
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1929
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 39
William Henry Pickering
ASTRONOMER
1858 - 1938
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 40
Prince Henry of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 41
Saad Zaghloul
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1927
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 42

Others Deceased in 1922

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Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe
BUSINESSPERSON
1865 - 1922
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 30
Mori Ōgai
WRITER
1862 - 1922
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 31
Henri Désiré Landru
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 32
Velimir Khlebnikov
WRITER
1885 - 1922
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 33
Yamagata Aritomo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1922
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 34
Hermann Alexander Diels
HISTORIAN
1848 - 1922
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 35
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 36
Rafael Moreno Aranzadi
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1922
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 37
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 38
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 39
Wolfgang Kapp
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1922
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 40
Jacobus Kapteyn
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1922
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 41
Lothar von Richthofen
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1922
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 42

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Moreschi ranks 1,362 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino (1490), Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804), Andrea Amati (1505), Cima da Conegliano (1459), Teobaldo Boccapecci (1100), and Matteo Bandello (1484). After him are Mariano Rampolla (1843), Radagaisus (400), Gaius Musonius Rufus (25), Publius Ventidius Bassus (-150), Carlo Gambino (1902), and Andreas Hofer (1767).

Others born in Italy

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Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
POLITICIAN
1490 - 1538
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 1,356
Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1878
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,357
Andrea Amati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1505 - 1577
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,358
Cima da Conegliano
PAINTER
1459 - 1517
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,359
Teobaldo Boccapecci
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 - 1126
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 1,360
Matteo Bandello
WRITER
1484 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,361
Alessandro Moreschi
SINGER
1858 - 1922
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,362
Mariano Rampolla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1843 - 1913
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,363
Radagaisus
POLITICIAN
400 - 406
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,364
Gaius Musonius Rufus
PHILOSOPHER
25 - 95
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,365
Publius Ventidius Bassus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,366
Carlo Gambino
EXTREMIST
1902 - 1976
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,367
Andreas Hofer
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1767 - 1810
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,368