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Kvitka Cisyk

1953 - 1998

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Kvitka Cisyk (April 4, 1953 – March 29, 1998, born Kvitoslava-Orysia Cisyk; also known as Kacey Cisyk) was an American coloratura soprano of Ukrainian ethnicity. Cisyk, a classically trained opera singer, achieved success in four musical genres: popular music, classical opera, Ukrainian folk music and commercial jingles for radio and TV advertisements. Cisyk recorded "You Light Up My Life" for the film of the same title (Oscar and Golden Globe Awards win in 1978), sang the "Have you driven a Ford lately?" and "You deserve a break today!" jingles, and released two critically acclaimed albums of Ukrainian songs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kvitka Cisyk is the 1,175th most popular singer (up from 1,317th in 2019), the 6,477th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,731st in 2019) and the 322nd most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kvitka Cisyk ranks 1,175 out of 4,381Before her are Eve, Margaret Price, Manuel García, Big Sean, Nilla Pizzi, and James Arthur. After her are Giovanni Martinelli, Jim Steinman, Jackie Wilson, Chiquito de la Calzada, Claude Nougaro, and Katia Ricciarelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Kvitka Cisyk ranks 287Before her are Malika Oufkir, Desi Arnaz Jr., Devi Shetty, Ho Ching, Patrick Doyle, and Pia Zadora. After her are Mike Espy, David Deutsch, Ditmar Jakobs, Hwang Woo-suk, Oliver Ivanović, and Zoltán Magyar. Among people deceased in 1998, Kvitka Cisyk ranks 199Before her are Marion Donovan, Manuel Álvarez, Maurice Schumann, Johannes Kotkas, Wanda Jakubowska, and Théodore Sindikubwabo. After her are Norberto Méndez, Nicolas Bouvier, Nagarjun, Gloria Fuertes, Duncan McNaughton, and Galina Starovoytova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kvitka Cisyk ranks 6,478 out of 20,380Before her are Joe Rogan (1967), Richard Petty (1937), Jean Hagen (1923), Ruby Dee (1922), Kristen Wiig (1973), and Norah Jones (1979). After her are Gladys West (1930), Ann Dowd (1956), Moses Gunn (1929), Gayle Rubin (1949), Tom Welling (1977), and Jerry Sloan (1942).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Kvitka Cisyk ranks 322Before her are Jon Brion (1963), Melanie Martinez (1995), Everlast (1969), Eva Cassidy (1963), Eve (1978), and Big Sean (1988). After her are Jim Steinman (1947), Jackie Wilson (1934), Thomas Hampson (1955), Young Thug (1991), Bobby Bland (1930), and Randy Crawford (1952).