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Swedish Nightingale

American  

noun

  1. nickname of Jenny Lind.


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Rebecca Ferguson’s Jenny Lind, the legendary Swedish Nightingale, opens her mouth on an opera stage in 1850 and sounds like Frozen’s Elsa.

From Slate Jan. 5, 2018

The smorgasbord of tributes to the Swedish Nightingale included pastries, soups, a potato casserole, an oyster omelet, and an heirloom cantaloupe.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2014

The lovely Swedish Nightingale was the first European artist to brave "the American Jungle."

From Time Magazine Archive

Swedish Nightingale One evening two years ago, the radio public of Great Britain was asked to dial carefully, listen closely, and it would hear the song of a nightingale.

From Time Magazine Archive

She had, however, heard the Swedish Nightingale sing "avant de mourir."

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

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