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Most Famous Italian Musicians

Music 443
Italy 6,692
225 GV Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi Italian Composer 1813–1901
442 LP Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti Italian Opera 1935–2007
652 GP Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini Italian Opera 1858–1924
779 GR Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Rossini Italian Composer 1792–1868
924 AB Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli Italian Music b. 1958
1,372 CM Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi Italian Opera 1567–1643
1,453 AS Antonio Salieri Antonio Salieri Italian Composer 1750–1825
2,041 LP Laura Pausini Laura Pausini Italian Singer b. 1974
2,197 GD Gaetano Donizetti Gaetano Donizetti Italian Composer 1797–1848
2,239 VB Vincenzo Bellini Vincenzo Bellini Italian Composer 1801–1835
2,298 GP Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Italian Composer 1520–1594
2,529 GM Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder Italian Composer b. 1940
2,845 DM Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno Italian Singer 1928–1994
3,474 AC Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli Italian Composer 1653–1713
4,360 F Farinelli Farinelli Italian Opera 1705–1782
4,913 SA Salvatore Adamo Salvatore Adamo Italian Music b. 1943
4,979 FB Franco Battiato Franco Battiato Italian Singer b. 1945
5,170 ZF Zucchero Fornaciari Zucchero Fornaciari Italian Singer b. 1955
5,548 M( Mina (Italian singer) Mina (Italian singer) Italian Singer b. 1940
6,000 TC Toto Cutugno Toto Cutugno Italian Singer b. 1943
6,778 LB Luciano Berio Luciano Berio Italian Composer 1925–2003
6,903 GT Giuseppe Tartini Giuseppe Tartini Italian Composer 1692–1770
7,187 FB Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni Italian Composer 1866–1924
7,437 VR Vasco Rossi Vasco Rossi Italian Singer b. 1952
9,393 DC Domenico Cimarosa Domenico Cimarosa Italian Composer 1749–1801
9,685 TF Tiziano Ferro Tiziano Ferro Italian Singer b. 1980
10,032 LB Loredana Bertè Italian Singer b. 1950
10,887 GC Gian Carlo Menotti Gian Carlo Menotti Italian Conductor 1911–2007
11,236 N Nek Nek Italian Singer b. 1972
11,355 GP Giovanni Paisiello Italian Composer 1740–1816
12,443 M( Mango (singer) Mango (singer) Italian Singer 1954–2014
13,244 AP Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli Italian Composer 1834–1886
13,301 LT Luigi Tenco Luigi Tenco Italian Singer 1938–1967
13,478 AB Angelo Branduardi Italian Singer b. 1950
13,504 LB Lucio Battisti Lucio Battisti Italian Singer 1943–1998
13,518 LR Luigi Russolo Luigi Russolo Italian Composer 1885–1947
14,535 GP Gino Paoli Italian Singer b. 1934
14,634 MM Marco Mengoni Marco Mengoni Italian Singer b. 1988
15,513 GD Giuseppe Di Stefano Giuseppe Di Stefano Italian Opera 1921–2008
15,663 FC Francesco Cavalli Francesco Cavalli Italian Organist 1602–1676
16,249 MG Mauro Giuliani Mauro Giuliani Italian Composer 1781–1829
16,745 BG Baldassare Galuppi Baldassare Galuppi Italian Composer 1706–1785
18,421 JD Johnny Dorelli Johnny Dorelli Italian Singer b. 1937
18,483 VG Vincenzo Galilei Italian Composer 1520–1591
18,484 GB Giovanni Battista Viotti Giovanni Battista Viotti Italian Composer 1755–1824
18,739 IZ Iva Zanicchi Iva Zanicchi Italian Singer b. 1940
18,745 SM Saverio Mercadante Saverio Mercadante Italian Composer 1795–1870
19,333 GS Gaspare Spontini Gaspare Spontini Italian Composer 1774–1851
19,416 PD Peppino di Capri Peppino di Capri Italian Singer b. 1939
20,087 KR Katia Ricciarelli Katia Ricciarelli Italian Singer b. 1946
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Inside Italy Musicians

443 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Italy Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 48 people.

What Italy Musicians Are Known For

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Composer are Italy Musicians's biggest group — 36% of all notables (159).

Italy Musicians over-index on opera — 70.7× the global rate.

  1. Composer159
  2. Singer140
  3. Music43
  4. Opera35
  5. Conductor15
  6. Organist12
  7. Pianist10
  8. Rapper4
  1. Opera3570.7×
  2. Organist1233.7×
  3. Composer15926.2×
  4. Pianist1016.8×
  5. Conductor1514.4×
  6. Singer14013.5×
  7. Music4311.0×

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