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Dawn Upshaw

1960 - Today

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Dawn Upshaw (born July 17, 1960) is an American soprano. She is the recipient of several Grammy Awards and has released a number of Edison Award-winning discs; she performs both opera and art song, and her repertoire spans Baroque to contemporary. Many composers, including Henri Dutilleux, Osvaldo Golijov, John Harbison, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Adams, and Kaija Saariaho, have written for her. In 2007, she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dawn Upshaw is the 3,636th most popular singer, the 17,325th most popular biography from United States and the 943rd most popular American Singer.

Dawn Upshaw is an American soprano renowned for her performances in opera, concert, and song repertoire, particularly in contemporary music. She has received multiple Grammy Awards and is celebrated for her interpretations of works by composers such as Samuel Barber and Osvaldo Golijov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Dawn Upshaw ranks 1,032Before her are Alexi Grewal, Brian McNamara, Nicola Griffith, Bradley Walsh, Blanche Lincoln, and Kirby Puckett. After her are Craig Hodges, Mike McFarlane, Mark Gorski, Peter Boettke, Nalo Hopkinson, and John Pizzarelli.

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Dawn Upshaw ranks 943Before her are Eric Wagner (1959), Matt Barlow (1970), Mack 10 (1971), Santigold (1976), Scarface (1970), and Ghostemane (1991). After her are Doechii (1998), Daniel Platzman (1986), Too Short (1966), Silentó (1998), Seth Putnam (1968), and Lalah Hathaway (1968).