The Resume

(January 24, 1705-July 15, 1782)
Birth name was Carlo Broschi

Why he might be annoying:

When his family noticed he could sing, they had him castrated.
He sang high soprano roles.
He claimed to have cured Spain's King Philip V of madness, simply by singing to him.
There was a huge rivalry between his opera company and that of the great composer George Frideric Handel.
A very boring movie about his life ('Farinelli il Castrato') was made in 1994.

Why he might not be annoying:

His vocal range was astonishing.
He could produce 250 notes from one single breath.
He could hold a note for more than a minute.
He was the biggest opera star of his day.
When he sang, the crowd would shout 'Long live the little knife!'
His tomb was destroyed by Napoleon's armies.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors of Italian Descent
• Belters
• Castrated
• I Portrayed a King
• Known By a Single Name
• Men With High Voices
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Powdered Wig Wearers
• Profiles 11001-11250 (Ranked: 11055)
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 1]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 31 Votes: 77.42% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 47 Votes: 53.19% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 120 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 346 Votes: 48.27% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 39 Votes: 58.97% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 41 Votes: 60.98% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 68.69% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 142 Votes: 54.23% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 177 Votes: 51.98% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 218 Votes: 53.21% Annoying