SINGER

Violetta Villas

1938 - 2011

Photo of Violetta Villas

Icon of person Violetta Villas

Czesława Gospodarek (née Cieślak; 10 June 1938 – 5 December 2011), known by her stage name Violetta Villas, was a Polish and international cabaret star, singer, actress, composer and songwriter. Her voice was characterized as coloratura soprano, which spanned over four octaves. She could play the piano, violin, and trombone and had absolute pitch. Characterisations of her included "the voice of the atomic age", "the singing toast of the continent", "a voice like French champagne", and the "Polish Yma Sumac". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Violetta Villas is the 479th most popular singer (up from 522nd in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 327th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Violetta Villas by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Violetta Villas ranks 479 out of 4,381. Before her are Renato Carosone, Ahmet Kaya, GZA, Vera Lynn, Lil Jon, and Ghena Dimitrova. After her are Fritz Wunderlich, Marcia Barrett, Anette Olzon, Facundo Cabral, Aristide Bruant, and Tony Martin.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Violetta Villas ranks 156. Before her are Oscar Robertson, Karel Svoboda, Bill Withers, David Baltimore, Vasyl Stus, and Patrick Bauchau. After her are Anne Perry, Jean-Loup Chrétien, Derviş Eroğlu, Paul Martin, Vakhtang Kikabidze, and Jaswant Singh. Among people deceased in 2011, Violetta Villas ranks 110. Before her are Michael Dummett, Anwar al-Awlaki, Ken Russell, Roland Petit, Farley Granger, and Christopher Hitchens. After her are Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, Marie-France Pisier, Inese Jaunzeme, Harri Holkeri, and Sena Jurinac.

Others Born in 1938

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2011

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 292 out of 1,190. Before her are Sebastiaen Vrancx (1573), Patrick Sercu (1944), Bart De Wever (1970), Max Verstappen (1997), James Weddell (1787), and Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569). After her are Rimbert (830), Ovide Decroly (1871), Guido Gezelle (1830), Johannes Ciconia (1370), Fernando (null), and William of Moerbeke (1215).

Others born in Belgium

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In Belgium

Among singers born in Belgium, Violetta Villas ranks 4. Before her are Jacques Brel (1929), Lara Fabian (1970), and The Singing Nun (1933). After her are Stromae (1985), José van Dam (1940), René Jacobs (1946), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Sandra Kim (1972), Kate Ryan (1980), Arno (1949), and Natacha Atlas (1964).

Belgian born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous