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Lauritz Melchior

1890 - 1973

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Lauritz Melchior (20 March 1890 – 18 March 1973) was a Danish-American opera singer. He was the preeminent Wagnerian heldentenor of the 1920s through the 1940s and has come to be considered the quintessence of his voice type. Late in his career, Melchior appeared in movie musicals and on radio and television. He also made numerous recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lauritz Melchior is the 1,146th most popular singer (up from 1,192nd in 2019), the 432nd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 445th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Lauritz Melchior ranks 1,146 out of 4,381. Before him are Margot Hielscher, Kulyash Baiseitova, Billy Vaughn, Lou Gramm, Leon Russell, and Walter Berry. After him are Wolfgang Windgassen, Jon Brion, Bill Kaulitz, Melanie Martinez, Shovkat Mammadova, and Jean Philippe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Lauritz Melchior ranks 163. Before him are Ellen Osiier, Ernst Deutsch, Percy Hodge, Armas Taipale, Rudolf von Bünau, and Marc Wright. After him are Naima Wifstrand, Mark Tobey, George Horine, Maurice Genevoix, Lily Kronberger, and Heinrich Zimmer. Among people deceased in 1973, Lauritz Melchior ranks 181. Before him are Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Elizabeth Bowen, Arturo de Córdova, Arcadio Larraona Saralegui, Hendrik Isemborghs, and Gustaf Molander. After him are Emil Voigt, James Anderson, Alexander Gorbatov, Otilio Ulate Blanco, Nikolay Kamov, and Åke Borg.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 432 out of 1,032. Before him are Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier (1888), William Wain Prior (1876), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Sofie Gråbøl (1968), Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706), and Ole Madsen (1934). After him are Bernhard Rogge (1899), Mikkel Hansen (1987), Thorkild Hansen (1927), Brian Steen Nielsen (1968), Jan Heintze (1963), and MØ (1988).

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Among SINGERS In Denmark

Among singers born in Denmark, Lauritz Melchior ranks 7. Before him are King Diamond (1956), Grethe Ingmann (1938), Birthe Wilke (1936), Kim Larsen (1945), Gitte Hænning (1946), and Raquel Rastenni (1915). After him are MØ (1988), Aneela Mirza (1974), Ulla Pia (1945), Gustav Winckler (1925), Tommy Seebach (1949), and Katy Bødtger (1932).

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