Written by: Sashwat Paudel - 23038, Grade XI
Posted on: 15 February, 2022
Musicians have shorter lifespan than general population
A study conducted by a University of Sydney professor examined the deaths of musicians 1950 and June 2014 and concluded that musicians lifespans were 25 years shorter than average.
Mozart sold more CDs than Adele, Drake, and Beyoncé in the year 2016.
When the Universal Music Group released a box set commemorating the 225th anniversary of Mozart's death, called Mozart 225: The New Complete Edition in October 2016, it sold 6,250 copies according to Billboard.
Finland has the most metal bands per capita
Finland is the country with the most bands per capita with 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people. The second place was tied between Sweden and Norway, each having 27.2 metal bands per 100,000.
The most expensive musical instrument is a violin, sold at 15.9 million.
In 2011, a violin named "Lady Blunt" Stradivarius violin sold for a world record $15.9 million.
Metallica is the only band that has played in all seven continents.
In 2013, Metallica earned a new Guinness world record, after playing a concert in all seven continents of the world. Further, this was done in a single calendar year. They earned this record after performing for 120 scientists in a transparent dome at Carlini Station in Antarctica.
People who listen to heavy metal and classical music have a lot in common. Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, which examined the personalities of more than 36,000 music fans from all over the world, concluded that people who listen to the aforementioned genres tend to be creative, at ease with themselves, and introverted in general.
Monaco has a bigger military orchestra than it’s own army.
Monaco is the only country that has it’s army smaller than its military orchestra. Monaco’s army has 82people , while the orchestra has 85 musicians.
4% of the world can’t sing
This might come as a surprise, but anyone can get good at singing if they practice enough. That is, if you’re not unlucky enough to be one of the 4% of the world that can’t actually sing, no matter how much they try. This situation is called congenital amusia, or usually known as tone deafness. People with tone deafness are accompanied with the inability to differentiate between tones, and musical tones in general.
Despacito has achieved seven world record
Despacito holds the record for the world’s most viewed online video, most viewed music video online, most viewed duet YouTube video, most liked video online, the first to pass 5 billion views, the most-streamed track in the world and finally, it it spent the most number of weeks in the USA’s Number One spot as a single.
Evlis presley is still the best selling solo artist in the world.
Even as of today, Elvis Presly is the best selling solo artist with more than billion sales worldwide.
Michale jackson’s thriller is the most selling album of all time with more than 66 million copies worldwide
Daddy yankee is the first latin artist to hit the number one spot on spotify.
