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Joan Sutherland

1926 - 2010

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Dame Joan Alston Sutherland, (7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloratura soprano known for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s to the 1980s. She possessed a voice combining agility, accurate intonation, pinpoint staccatos, a trill and a strong upper register, although music critics complained about her poor diction. Sutherland was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, for the year 1961 Best Classical Performance – Vocal Soloist (with or without orchestra) presented in 1962. She was known as La Stupenda (Italian for 'The Stupendous One') and is widely regarded as one of the greatest sopranos of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Sutherland is the 209th most popular singer (up from 263rd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Australia (down from 38th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Singer.

Joan Sutherland is most famous for her singing career. She was born in Sydney, Australia and became a member of the Australian Opera in 1960. She was the first Australian to sing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and she became one of the most celebrated opera singers of the 20th century.

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Among singers, Joan Sutherland ranks 209 out of 4,381. Before her are Valery Leontiev, Cass Elliot, İbrahim Tatlıses, Rob Halford, Kylie Minogue, and Desireless. After her are Tom Morello, Anna Magdalena Bach, Teresa Berganza, George Strait, Vicky Leandros, and John Lee Hooker.

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Among people born in 1926, Joan Sutherland ranks 70. Before her are Kim Jae-gyu, Ingrid Thulin, Jean-Pierre Serre, Harry Dean Stanton, Salah Jadid, and Sergio Corbucci. After her are John Fowles, Yoshio Okada, George Martin, Hilary Putnam, Jorge Medina, and György Kurtág. Among people deceased in 2010, Joan Sutherland ranks 38. Before her are Viktor Chernomyrdin, Jean Simmons, Alice Miller, Dino De Laurentiis, Miep Gies, and Vladimir Arnold. After her are Francisco Varallo, Henryk Górecki, Stjepan Bobek, Arthur Penn, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and Blake Edwards.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Joan Sutherland ranks 42 out of 1,143. Before her are Lisa Gerrard (1961), Peter Weir (1944), Steve Irwin (1962), Johnny Logan (1954), Margot Robbie (1990), and Kylie Minogue (1968). After her are P. L. Travers (1899), Julian Assange (1971), Sidney Nolan (1917), Lionel Logue (1880), James Clavell (1921), and Mark Webber (1976).

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Among SINGERS In Australia

Among singers born in Australia, Joan Sutherland ranks 3. Before her are Johnny Logan (1954), and Kylie Minogue (1968). After her are Nellie Melba (1861), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Helen Reddy (1941), Tones and I (2000), Lenka (1978), Dannii Minogue (1971), Chrissy Amphlett (1959), Judith Durham (1943), and Felix (2000).

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