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Harry Nilsson

1941 - 1994

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Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experiments, a return to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists to achieve significant commercial success without performing major public concerts or touring regularly. Born in Brooklyn, Nilsson moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to escape his family's poor financial situation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Nilsson is the 73rd most popular singer (down from 59th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from United States (down from 369th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Singer.

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Among singers, Harry Nilsson ranks 73 out of 4,381. Before him are Joe Cocker, Joe Dassin, Klaus Meine, Kurt Cobain, Ella Fitzgerald, and Eminem. After him are Jennifer Lopez, Stevie Wonder, John Lydon, Ian Gillan, Billie Holiday, and Ice Cube.

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Among people born in 1941, Harry Nilsson ranks 23. Before him are Bernie Sanders, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Bruno Ganz, George Smith, Vivienne Westwood, and Martha Argerich. After him are Václav Klaus, Faye Dunaway, M. Stanley Whittingham, Julia Kristeva, Fausto Cercignani, and Dick Cheney. Among people deceased in 1994, Harry Nilsson ranks 19. Before him are Raul Julia, Dorothy Hodgkin, Jeffrey Dahmer, Giulietta Masina, Jan Tinbergen, and Kurt Cobain. After him are Richard Laurence Millington Synge, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Melina Mercouri, Andrei Chikatilo, André Michel Lwoff, and Léon Degrelle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Nilsson ranks 470 out of 20,380. Before him are Sylvia Plath (1932), Melinda Gates (1964), Kurt Cobain (1967), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), James B. Sumner (1887), and Eminem (1972). After him are Chris Cooper (1951), Norbert Wiener (1894), Jennifer Lopez (1969), Oliver Stone (1946), Frank Herbert (1920), and Sandra Bullock (1964).

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Among singers born in United States, Harry Nilsson ranks 31. Before him are 50 Cent (1975), Nina Simone (1933), Joe Dassin (1938), Kurt Cobain (1967), Ella Fitzgerald (1917), and Eminem (1972). After him are Jennifer Lopez (1969), Stevie Wonder (1950), Billie Holiday (1915), Ice Cube (1969), Sarah Vaughan (1924), and Prince (1958).

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