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Emma Kirkby

1949 - Today

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Dame Carolyn Emma Kirkby, (; born 26 February 1949) is an English soprano and early music specialist. She has sung on over 100 recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emma Kirkby is the 1,380th most popular singer (up from 1,636th in 2019), the 3,931st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,377th in 2019) and the 144th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Emma Kirkby ranks 1,380 out of 4,381Before her are Cazuza, Junior Wells, Lee Hyori, Kenny Dorham, Ian Hunter, and Peaches. After her are Hagigat Rzayeva, Diane Warren, Jeanette MacDonald, Mary J. Blige, Bobby Vee, and Yardena Arazi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Emma Kirkby ranks 464Before her are Bob Ezrin, Luigi Serafini, Christos Papadimitriou, Jean-Michel Aulas, Rudy Hartono, and John Podesta. After her are Vladimír Martinec, Jamaica Kincaid, Carlo Petrini, Fred Frith, Hildegard Falck, and Philippe Descola.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Emma Kirkby ranks 3,932 out of 8,785Before her are Sydney Greenstreet (1879), Victor d'Arcy (1887), David Dunbar Buick (1854), Andy Bown (1946), Bob Fitzsimmons (1863), and Ian Hunter (1939). After her are George Borrow (1803), Eddie Marsan (1968), Fay Weldon (1931), David MacMillan (1968), Ian Abercrombie (1934), and Henry Daniell (1894).

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Emma Kirkby ranks 144Before her are Nik Kershaw (1958), Chris Farlowe (1940), Aneka (1947), Sheena Easton (1959), Gary Numan (1958), and Ian Hunter (1939). After her are Mary Garden (1874), Leo Sayer (1948), Marc Almond (1957), Cilla Black (1943), John Farnham (1949), and Linda Martin (1952).