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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 191st most popular singer, the 1,243rd most popular biography from United States and the 63rd most popular American Singer.

Mario Lanza is most famous for his operatic voice.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Mario Lanza ranks 191 out of 4,381. Before him are Franco Corelli, Tito Gobbi, Taylor Swift, Umberto Tozzi, Ajda Pekkan, and Eduard Khil. After him are Otis Redding, Bob Geldof, Courtney Love, Kyu Sakamoto, Zucchero Fornaciari, and Eric Burdon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Mario Lanza ranks 64. Before him are Louis Jourdan, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, Viktor Kulikov, Zizinho, and György Cziffra. After him are Miklós Jancsó, Farida of Egypt, Paul Watzlawick, Gérard Debreu, Karel Appel, and Amin al-Hafiz. Among people deceased in 1959, Mario Lanza ranks 26. Before him are Arthur Cecil Pigou, Enrico De Nicola, Ritchie Valens, Alfred Kubin, Raphael Lemkin, and Mike Hawthorn. After him are Edward C. Tolman, Ettore Majorana, John Foster Dulles, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, and Wanda Landowska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 1,243 out of 20,380. Before him are Lady Gaga (1986), Robert Lucas Jr. (1937), Anne Hathaway (1982), Pete Seeger (1919), Uma Thurman (1970), and Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr. (1941). After him are Valerie Solanas (1936), Gerald Edelman (1929), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Claudia Goldin (1946), Evander Holyfield (1962), and Jacque Fresco (1916).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Mario Lanza ranks 63. Before him are Jon Bon Jovi (1962), Suzi Quatro (1950), Tom Morello (1964), Little Richard (1932), John Denver (1943), and Taylor Swift (1989). After him are Otis Redding (1941), Courtney Love (1964), Anastacia (1968), Dionne Warwick (1940), Ben E. King (1938), and Mahalia Jackson (1911).

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