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Matti Salminen

1945 - Today

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Matti Kalervo Salminen (born 7 July 1945) is a Finnish operatic bass, now retired, who has sung at the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival. He is distinguished by an imposing figure and height (6' 5"), a cavernous, heavy, dark voice with an expansive upper register, and an expressive face. According to one reviewer, in his prime Salminen was "... simply the largest bass voice in captivity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matti Salminen is the 1,202nd most popular singer (down from 1,097th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Finland (down from 217th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Matti Salminen ranks 1,202 out of 4,381. Before him are Paul Potts, Hanka Paldum, Sam Hui, Désirée Artôt, Randy Crawford, and Helene Fischer. After him are Lou Rawls, Mady Mesplé, Damo Suzuki, Tony Renis, Jahn Teigen, and Dr. John.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Matti Salminen ranks 393. Before him are Kadir Topbaş, Christian Noël, István Juhász, Ronee Blakley, Nils Torvalds, and Connie Willis. After him are Eva Janko, Geoff Emerick, Adele Goldberg, Stephen Schneider, Sadakazu Tanigaki, and Burhan Ghalioun.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Matti Salminen ranks 261 out of 751. Before him are Toivo Kuula (1883), Kustaa Pihlajamäki (1902), Lydia Chukovskaya (1907), Uma Aaltonen (1940), Nils Torvalds (1945), and Alexi Laiho (1979). After him are Adolf Lindfors (1879), Timo Mäkinen (1938), Teemu Sippo (1947), Janne Ahonen (1977), Teemu Selänne (1970), and Kurt Martti Wallenius (1893).

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Among SINGERS In Finland

Among singers born in Finland, Matti Salminen ranks 6. Before him are Tarja Turunen (1977), Lill Lindfors (1940), Ville Valo (1976), Aino Ackté (1876), and Marion Rung (1945). After him are Katri Helena (1945), Lasse Mårtenson (1934), Timo Kotipelto (1969), Laila Kinnunen (1939), Kirka (1950), and Lauri Ylönen (1979).

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