The Resume

(November 7, 1926-October 10, 2010)
Known as 'La Stupenda'
Made a Dame of the British Empire in 1979

Why she might be annoying:

Her head is as big as a pumpkin.
Her singing diction is often mumbled.
Her husband is a conductor, and she sometimes refused to sing unless he was allowed to conduct.
She is rumored to be a total Nazi about guests who take long showers in her home.

Why she might not be annoying:

She has a great voice and technique.
She is an Australian icon.
Once, a guest who lived with her for a year repaid her kindness by publishing a long, vicious attack on her and her husband.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2008 Most Annoying 501-603 (Ranked: 543)
• Australian Record Industry Association Hall of Fame Members (Ranked: 1988)
• Dames
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Come from Oz
• I Died in 2010 (Ranked: 83)
• I Portrayed a Hooker
• I Portrayed a Queen
• I Portrayed an Italian Character
• I Portrayed Anne Boleyn
• I Recorded 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2004)
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Pie Faces
• Profiles 10501-10750 (Ranked: 10675)
• Vocalists Who Look Pained When they Sing
• Wannabe Brits
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20101010)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]
• Women with Ethereal Voices

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 117 Votes: 47.01% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 108 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 40 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 71 Votes: 63.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 78 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 72 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 70 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 524 Votes: 55.92% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 1012 Votes: 40.32% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 1699 Votes: 43.79% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 585 Votes: 43.76% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 496 Votes: 42.54% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 443 Votes: 43.34% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 471 Votes: 41.19% Annoying