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Mario Lanza

1921 - 1959

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Mario Lanza (US: LA(H)N-zə, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈlantsa]; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza [alˈfreːdo koˈkottsa]; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16. After appearing at the Hollywood Bowl in 1947, Lanza signed a seven-year film contract with Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who saw his performance and was impressed by his singing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mario Lanza is the 297th most popular singer (down from 191st in 2019), the 1,949th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,243rd in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Singer.

Mario Lanza is most famous for his operatic voice.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mario Lanza ranks 297 out of 4,381. Before him are Connie Francis, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Peng Liyuan, André Claveau, Travis Scott, and Jimmy Cliff. After him are Sezen Aksu, Ben E. King, Rashid Behbudov, Karen Carpenter, Ajda Pekkan, and F. R. David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Mario Lanza ranks 93. Before him are Seretse Khama, Giovanni Benelli, Louis Jourdan, Stanley Ho, Philippe de Gaulle, and Herschel Grynszpan. After him are Chris Marker, Yuri Nikulin, Paul Schäfer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Françoise Gilot, and Dirk Bogarde. Among people deceased in 1959, Mario Lanza ranks 41. Before him are Raphael Lemkin, Alfred Kubin, Arthur Cecil Pigou, Edward C. Tolman, John Foster Dulles, and Ichirō Hatoyama. After him are Sisavang Vong, Sidney Bechet, Rudolf Caracciola, Olga Knipper, Barthélemy Boganda, and Zhang Jinghui.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 1,949 out of 20,380. Before him are Helen Hayes (1900), June Carter Cash (1929), George Dantzig (1914), Frederick Cook (1865), Juliet Anderson (1938), and Barbara Bach (1947). After him are Kenneth Waltz (1924), Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), Grover Washington Jr. (1943), Ted Danson (1947), and Jeffrey C. Hall (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 105. Before him are Phil Ochs (1940), George Benson (1943), Kim Carnes (1945), Connie Francis (1938), "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959), and Travis Scott (1991). After him are Ben E. King (1938), Karen Carpenter (1950), Sonny Bono (1935), La Toya Jackson (1956), Lana Del Rey (1985), and Jack Jones (1938).

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