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Jenny Lind

1820 - 1887

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Johanna Maria Lind (Madame Goldschmidt) (6 October 1820 – 2 November 1887) was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the United States beginning in 1850. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music from 1840. Lind became famous after her performance in Der Freischütz in Sweden in 1838. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jenny Lind is the 147th most popular singer (down from 107th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 89th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Singer.

Jenny Lind was a Swedish opera singer who toured the United States in 1850-1852. She was so popular that she was called the "Swedish Nightingale."

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jenny Lind ranks 147 out of 4,381. Before her are Astrud Gilberto, Yma Sumac, Paul Anka, Sandra, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, and Bing Crosby. After her are Grace Jones, Little Richard, Chester Bennington, Thomas Anders, Carmen Miranda, and Suzi Quatro.

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Among people born in 1820, Jenny Lind ranks 13. Before her are Anne Brontë, Harriet Tubman, Henri, Count of Chambord, Edmond Becquerel, Henri Vieuxtemps, and Multatuli. After her are Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Susan B. Anthony, Lewis A. Swift, Heungseon Daewongun, Božena Němcová, and John Tyndall. Among people deceased in 1887, Jenny Lind ranks 8. Before her are Alexander Borodin, Gustav Fechner, Eugène Edine Pottier, Aleksandr Ulyanov, Ivan Kramskoi, and Multatuli. After her are Johann Jakob Bachofen, Juan, Count of Montizón, Alfred Krupp, Jules Laforgue, Friedrich von Amerling, and Jean-Baptiste Boussingault.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Jenny Lind ranks 116 out of 1,879. Before her are Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Svante Pääbo (1955), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler (1934), and Elias Magnus Fries (1794). After her are Carl Peter Thunberg (1743), Franz Berwald (1796), Peter Stormare (1953), Nils Liedholm (1922), Lennart Torstensson (1603), and Charles VII of Sweden (1130).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Jenny Lind ranks 3. Before her are Agnetha Fältskog (1950), and Marie Fredriksson (1958). After her are Zarah Leander (1907), Birgit Nilsson (1918), Loreen (1983), Nicolai Gedda (1925), Basshunter (1984), Dead (1969), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), and Anette Olzon (1971).

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