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Kiri Te Kanawa

1944 - Today

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Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". On 1 December 1971 she was recognised internationally when she appeared as the Countess in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro at the Royal Opera House in London. Te Kanawa received accolades in many countries, performing works composed in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries and singing in several languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kiri Te Kanawa is the 399th most popular singer (down from 338th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular New Zealander Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kiri Te Kanawa ranks 399 out of 4,381. Before her are Shirley Bassey, Marc Anthony, Justin Timberlake, Elvira de Hidalgo, Albert Hammond, and Jisoo. After her are Jessye Norman, Giuditta Pasta, Selena Gomez, Zdravko Čolić, Malcolm McLaren, and Googoosh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Kiri Te Kanawa ranks 181. Before her are Robert C. Merton, Mauro Piacenza, Leif Segerstam, Karen Armstrong, Pattie Boyd, and Albert Hammond. After her are Chung Hong-won, Yoshio Kikugawa, Ayad Allawi, John Entwistle, Carlos Pace, and Candy Darling.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Kiri Te Kanawa ranks 16 out of 303. Before her are Rosé (1997), Anthony Wilding (1883), William Phillips (1914), Jane Campion (1954), Patsy Reddy (1954), and Lucy Lawless (1968). After her are Chris Amon (1943), John Walker (1952), Bruce Spence (1945), Robert Muldoon (1921), Burt Munro (1899), and Thomas Williams (1930).

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Among SINGERS In New Zealand

Among singers born in New Zealand, Kiri Te Kanawa ranks 2. Before her are Rosé (1997). After her are Lorde (1996), Keith Urban (1967), Neil Finn (1958), Hayley Westenra (1987), Kimbra (1990), Brooke Fraser (1983), Daniel Bedingfield (1979), and Bic Runga (1976).

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