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Laura Nyro

1947 - 1997

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Laura Nyro ( NEER-oh; born Laura Nigro; October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter and singer. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and the 5th Dimension recording her songs. Wider recognition for her artistry was posthumous, while her contemporaries such as Elton John idolized her. She was praised for her emotive three-octave mezzo-soprano voice. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laura Nyro is the 1,485th most popular musician (up from 1,700th in 2019), the 7,732nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,549th in 2019) and the 544th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Laura Nyro ranks 1,485 out of 3,175. Before her are Andy Taylor, Alex Lifeson, Horst Stein, Randy Brecker, Benjamin Orr, and Esbjörn Svensson. After her are Gene Pitney, Mal Waldron, Jennifer Batten, Tony Scott, Monty Alexander, and Shagrath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Laura Nyro ranks 564. Before her are Louise Arbour, Glynn Turman, Giora Spiegel, Benjamin Orr, Don McKenzie, and Jane Curtin. After her are Cindy Williams, Camille Keaton, Siegmar Wätzlich, Flavio Bucci, Shelley Hack, and Jan Henne. Among people deceased in 1997, Laura Nyro ranks 229. Before her are Dharamvir Bharati, Zdeněk Mlynář, Shuhei Nishida, Kiki Kogelnik, Norris Bradbury, and Cheddi Jagan. After her are Billie Dove, Julian Jaynes, Eddie Chapman, Jean Dréville, Albín Brunovský, and Walter Behrendt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 7,734 out of 20,380. Before her are Zack de la Rocha (1970), Dana Vespoli (1972), Richard Murphy (1931), Oliver Hazard Perry (1785), Lindsay Davenport (1976), and Fisher Stevens (1963). After her are Cindy Williams (1947), Doug Liman (1965), Tom Wopat (1951), Walt Frazier (1945), Dolores Hart (1938), and Royce da 5'9" (1977).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Laura Nyro ranks 544. Before her are Diamanda Galás (1955), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Vinny Appice (1957), Mary Travers (1936), Randy Brecker (1945), and Benjamin Orr (1947). After her are Gene Pitney (1940), Mal Waldron (1925), Jennifer Batten (1957), Tony Scott (1921), Joseph Williams (1960), and Allen Collins (1952).

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