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Matt Monro

1930 - 1985

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Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons; 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the most underrated pop vocalists of the '60s", who "possessed the easiest, most perfect baritone in the business". Frank Sinatra said of Monro after his death: "If I had to choose three of the finest male vocalists in the singing business, Matt would be one of them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Monro is the 1,469th most popular singer (down from 1,234th in 2019), the 4,121st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,353rd in 2019) and the 155th most popular British Singer.

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Among singers, Matt Monro ranks 1,469 out of 4,381. Before him are Annie Palmen, Arne Bendiksen, Biyouna, Bleona, Izumi Sakai, and Paule Desjardins. After him are Oliver Sykes, Brian Hyland, Ghulam Ali, Fred Buscaglione, Adam Lambert, and Günther.

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Among people born in 1930, Matt Monro ranks 448. Before him are Jean Brankart, Sándor Rozsnyói, Alan Shugart, Ora Namir, Heinz Schiller, and Adam Maida. After him are Jacques Parizeau, Eladio Herrera, Robert Mouynet, Regīna Ezera, James Coco, and Marni Nixon. Among people deceased in 1985, Matt Monro ranks 205. Before him are Jack Medica, Josef Smistik, Paul Peter Ewald, Nicolas Hoydonckx, Aleksandra Khokhlova, and Sam Spiegel. After him are Edgar Reinhardt, Roger Maris, Ina Claire, Zoot Sims, Andy Stanfield, and Hilding Rosenberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matt Monro ranks 4,122 out of 8,785. Before him are Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1835), John Lyons (1932), L. S. Lowry (1887), Paul Kossoff (1950), Ajahn Brahm (1951), and Neil Aspinall (1941). After him are Duncan Jones (1971), Tim Peake (1972), Polly Walker (1966), Oliver Sykes (1986), Lloyd Hildebrand (1870), and Jim Sturgess (1978).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Matt Monro ranks 155. Before him are John Farnham (1949), Linda Martin (1952), Helen Shapiro (1946), Shirley Manson (1966), Lisa Stansfield (1966), and Gwyneth Jones (1936). After him are Oliver Sykes (1986), Alison Moyet (1961), Peter Murphy (1957), Tony Christie (1943), Sandy Denny (1947), and Roland Orzabal (1961).

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