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Nilsson

American  
[nil-suhn] / ˈnɪl sən /

noun

  1. (Märta) Birgit 1918–2005, Swedish soprano.


Nilsson British  
/ ˈnilsɔn /

noun

  1. Birgit (ˈbirɡit). 1918–2006, Swedish operatic soprano

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"Usually it's enough to make the threat," says Ms Nilsson.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

ABB posted an increase in third-quarter revenue and profit, and appointed Christian Nilsson as its new chief financial officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Even her wedding to former Swedish player Lucas Nilsson last January was a moment of celebration amid calamity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

A collaboration by Ham and Evans, the soaring ballad “Without You” emerged as an international hit in the hands of Harry Nilsson.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

That same year I heard Christine Nilsson for the first time, in Martha at the Th��tre Lyrique and, later, in Hamlet at the same theatre with Faure.

From Memoirs of an American Prima Donna by Kellogg, Clara Louise