Article Title
Keywords
CD, polls
Abstract
Polls, while sometimes silly and at other times incomprehensible in terms of the results, are nonetheless often fun. In July the British magazine Classic CD conducted a poll to name the 100 greatest singers of the century. Jussi was named number one due to his "ringing high notes, consistency from the top to the bottom of his voice, his purity and restraint, his velvety smooth voice and refined art, and his impeccable musicianship." In the poll results, Simon Trezise responded to the question ''Who is the number 1 singer of the century and why?" as follows:
Recommended Citation
Chapman, W. Robert
(1999)
"Jussi Number 1 in Classic CD Poll,"
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 13.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jussibjorlingsociety/vol7/iss1/13