# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/birgit-nilsson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:31:37.481Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/birgit-nilsson"
name: "Birgit Nilsson"
slug: "birgit-nilsson"
description: "Märta Birgit Nilsson was a Swedish dramatic soprano. Although she sang a wide repertoire of operatic and vocal works, Nilsson was best known for her performances in the operas of Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Her voice was noted for its overwhelming force, bountiful reserves of power, and the gleaming brilliance and clarity in the upper register."
tagline: "Swedish opera singer (1918–2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Birgit_Nilsson%2C_Swedish_Wagnerian_Soprano%2C_at_home_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1918-05-17"
deathDate: "2005-12-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.030364
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0632169"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump