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Nicolai Gedda

1925 - 2017

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Harry Gustaf Nikolai Gädda, better known as Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017), was a Swedish operatic tenor. Debuting in 1951, Gedda had a long and successful career in opera until the age of 77 in June 2003, when he made his final operatic recording. Skilled at languages, he performed operas in French, Russian, German, Italian, English, Czech and Swedish, as well as one in Latin. In January 1958, he created the part of Anatol in the world premiere of the American opera Vanessa at the Metropolitan Opera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolai Gedda is the 278th most popular singer (down from 270th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 199th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Swedish Singer.

Nicolai Gedda is most famous for being a Swedish operatic tenor. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1925. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and made his debut as Rodolfo in La Bohème in Stockholm in 1948.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Nicolai Gedda ranks 278 out of 4,381. Before him are Nena, Chavela Vargas, Asmahan, Phil Ochs, Udo Dirkschneider, and George Benson. After him are Bülent Ersoy, Petula Clark, Teddy Scholten, C. C. Catch, Jacqueline Boyer, and Elis Regina.

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Among people born in 1925, Nicolai Gedda ranks 93. Before him are Martin Rodbell, Hal Holbrook, Hilda Gadea, Michel de Certeau, Ernest Gellner, and Ernesto Cardenal. After him are Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Toshio Iwatani, Gabriele Ferzetti, Charles Chaplin Jr., Sufi Abu Taleb, and Hildegard Knef. Among people deceased in 2017, Nicolai Gedda ranks 80. Before him are Yasuyuki Kuwahara, Pierre Bergé, Jacque Fresco, Peter L. Berger, René Préval, and Azzedine Alaïa. After him are Michael Nyqvist, Zhou Youguang, Peter Abrahams, Jake LaMotta, Abdul Halim of Kedah, and Lubomyr Husar.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nicolai Gedda ranks 197 out of 1,879. Before him are Torsten Wiesel (1924), Ellen Key (1849), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Ann-Margret (1941), Ingvar Carlsson (1934), and Anna of Sweden (1545). After him are Hans Blix (1928), Hugo Alfvén (1872), Gunilla Bielke (1568), Per Gessle (1959), Axel Fredrik Cronstedt (1722), and Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846).

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Among SINGERS In Sweden

Among singers born in Sweden, Nicolai Gedda ranks 7. Before him are Agnetha Fältskog (1950), Marie Fredriksson (1958), Jenny Lind (1820), Zarah Leander (1907), Birgit Nilsson (1918), and Loreen (1983). After him are Basshunter (1984), Dead (1969), Jussi Björling (1911), Joey Tempest (1963), Anette Olzon (1971), and Siw Malmkvist (1936).

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