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Giuseppe Di Stefano

1921 - 2008

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Giuseppe Di Stefano (24 July 1921 – 3 March 2008) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang professionally from the mid-1940s until the early 1990s. Called "Pippo" by both fans and friends, he was known as the "Golden Voice" or "The Most Beautiful Voice", as the true successor of Beniamino Gigli. Luciano Pavarotti said he modeled himself after Di Stefano. In an interview Pavarotti said "Di Stefano is my idol. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giuseppe Di Stefano is the 186th most popular singer (down from 180th in 2019), the 1,091st most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,155th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Singer.

Giuseppe di Stefano is most famous for being the first tenor to sing in the Metropolitan Opera.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Giuseppe Di Stefano ranks 186 out of 4,381Before him are Boris Christoff, Drake, Chris Norman, Zarah Leander, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Billy Joel. After him are Roberto Carlos, Chris Rea, Birgit Nilsson, Robbie Williams, Beniamino Gigli, and Jon Bon Jovi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Giuseppe Di Stefano ranks 63Before him are Zdeněk Miler, Geoffrey Wilkinson, Harald Quandt, Nexhmije Hoxha, Dobrica Ćosić, and Zizinho. After him are Kurt Knispel, György Cziffra, Edgar Morin, Akio Morita, Mary Jackson, and Karel Appel. Among people deceased in 2008, Giuseppe Di Stefano ranks 44Before him are John Archibald Wheeler, George Habash, Jörg Haider, Janez Drnovšek, Michael Crichton, and George Emil Palade. After him are Joshua Lederberg, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Thomas Huckle Weller, Aimé Césaire, Edward Norton Lorenz, and Tassos Papadopoulos.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giuseppe Di Stefano ranks 1,091 out of 5,161Before him are Scipione Borghese (1577), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), Alessandro Marcello (1673), Saint Cajetan (1480), and Massimo Moratti (1945). After him are Scipione del Ferro (1465), Italo Svevo (1861), Luigi Einaudi (1874), Bernardino Luini (1475), Marcomer (400), and Vito Volterra (1860).

Among SINGERS In Italy

Among singers born in Italy, Giuseppe Di Stefano ranks 14Before him are Salvatore Adamo (1943), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Domenico Modugno (1928), Gigliola Cinquetti (1947), Barbara Strozzi (1619), and Renata Tebaldi (1922). After him are Beniamino Gigli (1890), Mina (1940), Mario Del Monaco (1915), Zucchero Fornaciari (1955), Franco Corelli (1921), and Umberto Tozzi (1952).