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Montserrat Figueras

1942 - 2011

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Montserrat Figueras i García (Catalan: [munsəˈrat fiˈɣeɾəs i ɣəɾˈsi.ə], 15 March 1942 – 23 November 2011) was a Spanish soprano who specialized in early music. Figueras was born 15 March 1942 in Barcelona, Spain. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing techniques in 1966, together with her sister Pilar Figueras, and developed an approach and technique for singing early music which combined historical fidelity with vitality. In 1974 she and Jordi Savall, her husband since 1968, Lorenzo Alpert and Hopkinson Smith formed Hespèrion XX (Later: Hespèrion XXI), an early music ensemble. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Montserrat Figueras is the 729th most popular singer (down from 631st in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 898th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Spanish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Montserrat Figueras ranks 729 out of 4,381. Before her are Graham Nash, Betty Everett, Patty Pravo, Patti Page, Shoshana Damari, and Massimo Ranieri. After her are Halid Bešlić, Elza Soares, Michel Berger, Jacob Miller, Patricia Kaas, and Robertino Loreti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Montserrat Figueras ranks 267. Before her are Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini, Edward Luttwak, Marta Kubišová, Ivan Mládek, Björn Nordqvist, and Graham Nash. After her are Phil Esposito, Gunilla Bergström, Gijs van Lennep, Colin Groves, Radu Vasile, and David Stern. Among people deceased in 2011, Montserrat Figueras ranks 163. Before her are George Baker, Claude Choules, Bora Kostić, Otakar Vávra, Kurt Sanderling, and Diane Cilento. After her are Anne McCaffrey, Wiel Coerver, Randy Savage, Võ Chí Công, Sándor Képíró, and Susannah York.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Montserrat Figueras ranks 993 out of 3,355. Before her are Muhammad VII of Granada (1370), Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (1866), Robert de Nola (1500), Infanta Isabel Fernanda of Spain (1821), Eduardo Fajardo (1924), and Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (1606). After her are Luis de Narváez (1500), Alberto Contador (1982), Pedro de la Rosa (1971), Ismail II of Granada (1338), Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), and Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220).

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Among SINGERS In Spain

Among singers born in Spain, Montserrat Figueras ranks 19. Before her are Salomé (1939), Alfredo Kraus (1927), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Massiel (1947), Manuel García (1775), and Manolo Escobar (1931). After her are Joselito (1943), Rocío Jurado (1946), Mikel Laboa (1934), Pilar Lorengar (1928), Marisol (1948), and José Luis Perales (1945).

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