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Martti Talvela

1935 - 1989

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Martti Olavi Talvela (4 February 1935 – 23 July 1989) was a Finnish operatic bass. Born in Hiitola, Finland (now in the Republic of Karelia), the eighth of ten children he studied in Lahti and Stockholm, and made his operatic debut in Helsinki in 1960 as Sparafucile. He trained as a boxer in his youth and developed the stamina necessary for the biggest roles. Originally Talvela was educated as a primary school teacher in Savonlinna, Eastern Finland (1952–1956), and he worked in that occupation at three schools (1957–1960). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Martti Talvela is the 790th most popular singer (down from 683rd in 2019), the 1,127th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,061st in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Martti Talvela ranks 790 out of 4,381. Before him are Floor Jansen, Daddy Yankee, Ingvar Wixell, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Aram Tigran, and Tommy Körberg. After him are Rodoljub Roki Vulović, Big Mama Thornton, Sheila, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Cedella Booker, and Daniel Lavoie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Martti Talvela ranks 209. Before him are Tom Atkins, Peter Brown, La Monte Young, Yury Solomin, Velasio de Paolis, and Herb Alpert. After him are Józef Szmidt, José Sanfilippo, Ronald Graham, Dieter Hallervorden, Georgy Shonin, and Judith Reisman. Among people deceased in 1989, Martti Talvela ranks 133. Before him are Brian Naylor, Harold Jeffreys, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Robert Penn Warren, and Pavel Kurochkin. After him are Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, Joe Spinell, Edoardo Amaldi, Colin Clark, Chen Boda, and Leyla Mammadbeyova.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Martti Talvela ranks 1,127 out of 3,761. Before him are Vladislav Surkov (1964), Andrey Arshavin (1981), Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1974), Vsevolod Bobrov (1922), Georgy Vitsin (1917), and Pavel Kurochkin (1900). After him are Leo Borchard (1899), Valentin Rasputin (1937), Sergei Bodrov (1948), Kliment Timiryazev (1843), Feodosia Morozova (1632), and Alexander Chavchavadze (1786).

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Among SINGERS In Russia

Among singers born in Russia, Martti Talvela ranks 12. Before him are Eduard Khil (1934), Galina Vishnevskaya (1926), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Georg Ots (1920), and Elena Obraztsova (1939). After him are Lyudmila Zykina (1929), Zara Dolukhanova (1918), Valentina Tolkunova (1946), Oleg Gazmanov (1951), Julia Volkova (1985), and Lena Katina (1984).

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