SINGER

Carmen Miranda

1909 - 1955

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Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmẽj miˈɾɐ̃dɐ]), was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress. Nicknamed "The Brazilian Bombshell", she was known for her signature fruit hat outfit that she wore in her American films. As a young woman, Miranda designed clothes and hats in a boutique before making her debut as a singer, recording with composer Josué de Barros in 1929. Miranda's 1930 recording of "Taí (Pra Você Gostar de Mim)", written by Joubert de Carvalho, catapulted her to stardom in Brazil as the foremost interpreter of samba. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmen Miranda is the 152nd most popular singer (down from 125th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Portuguese Singer.

Carmen Miranda is most famous for her performances in the 1940s Hollywood musicals, The Gang's All Here and Down Argentine Way.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Carmen Miranda ranks 152 out of 4,381. Before her are Bing Crosby, Jenny Lind, Grace Jones, Little Richard, Chester Bennington, and Thomas Anders. After her are Suzi Quatro, Enya, Esma Redžepova, Kris Kristofferson, Bryan Ferry, and Georges Brassens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Carmen Miranda ranks 29. Before her are Souphanouvong, Errol Flynn, Ernst Gombrich, Benny Goodman, Magda Schneider, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. After her are Aleksandar Ranković, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Fred Perry, Oldřich Nejedlý, Colonel Tom Parker, and Marinus van der Lubbe. Among people deceased in 1955, Carmen Miranda ranks 25. Before her are Maurice Utrillo, George Enescu, Pak Hon-yong, Vasily Blokhin, John Mott, and Calouste Gulbenkian. After her are Hermann Weyl, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein, Michael Chekhov, Mihály Károlyi, and Leonid Govorov.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Carmen Miranda ranks 73 out of 633. Before her are Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile (1428), Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal (1699), Jorge Sampaio (1939), Uriel da Costa (1585), Isaac Abarbanel (1437), and Pêro da Covilhã (1450). After her are Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Jorge Jesus (1954), Diogo Dias (1450), Antonio Damasio (1944), Viriathus (-180), and Francisco de Almeida (1450).

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Among SINGERS In Portugal

Among singers born in Portugal, Carmen Miranda ranks 2. Before her are Amália Rodrigues (1920). After her are Zeca Afonso (1929), Mísia (1955), Carlos do Carmo (1939), Maria Severa Onofriana (1820), Dulce Pontes (1969), Salvador Sobral (1989), Simone de Oliveira (1938), Lio (1962), Paulo de Carvalho (1947), and Carlos Mendes (1947).

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