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Barbara Strozzi

1619 - 1677

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Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle; baptised 6 August 1619 – 11 November 1677) was an Italian composer and singer of the Baroque Period. During her lifetime, Strozzi published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular music in print than any other composer of the era. This was achieved without support from the Church or consistent patronage from the nobility. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Strozzi is the 170th most popular singer (down from 149th in 2019), the 1,026th most popular biography from Italy (down from 983rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Italian Singer.

Barbara Strozzi was a Venetian composer and singer. She is most famous for her madrigals, which she composed in the 1640s.

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Among singers, Barbara Strozzi ranks 170 out of 4,381. Before her are Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Toni Braxton, Sylvie Vartan, Manu Chao, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Tony Bennett. After her are Lisa Marie Presley, Ofra Haza, Sofia Rotaru, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Caterina Valente, and Annie Lennox.

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Among people born in 1619, Barbara Strozzi ranks 6. Before her are Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Jan van Riebeeck, Charles Le Brun, and Hyojong of Joseon. After her are Francesco Morosini, Willem Kalf, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, and Philips Wouwerman. Among people deceased in 1677, Barbara Strozzi ranks 5. Before her are Baruch Spinoza, Jan van Riebeeck, Angelus Silesius, and Isaac Barrow. After her are Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Barbara Strozzi ranks 1,026 out of 5,161. Before her are Bartolomeo Colleoni (1400), Luisa of Naples and Sicily (1773), Luigi Riva (1944), Emma Morano (1899), Stesichorus (-630), and Italo Balbo (1896). After her are Ibycus (-600), Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484), Andrea Gabrieli (1533), Charles Martel of Anjou (1271), Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (1634), and Il Sodoma (1477).

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Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Barbara Strozzi ranks 12. Before her are Farinelli (1705), Albano Carrisi (1943), Salvatore Adamo (1943), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Domenico Modugno (1928), and Gigliola Cinquetti (1947). After her are Renata Tebaldi (1922), Giuseppe Di Stefano (1921), Beniamino Gigli (1890), Mina (1940), Mario Del Monaco (1915), and Zucchero Fornaciari (1955).

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