Anja Silja

German soprano (born 1940)
Person human Q64417
Anja Silja
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Anja Silja

Summary

Anja Silja is a human[1]. Born in Berlin[2], she… she was born on April 17, 1940[3]. She worked as an opera singer[4], autobiographer[5], and musician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (664 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Anja Silja's place of birth was Berlin[2].
  • Anja Silja was born on April 17, 1940[3].
  • Anja Silja was born on April 17, 1935[8].
  • Anja Silja held citizenship in Germany[9].
  • Anja Silja worked as an opera singer[4].
  • Anja Silja worked as an autobiographer[5].
  • Anja Silja worked as a musician[6].
  • Anja Silja's field of work was performing arts[10].
  • Anja Silja received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].
  • Anja Silja is recorded as female[12].
  • Anja Silja's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Anja Silja's genre is opera[14].
  • Anja Silja's Commons category is recorded as Anja Silja[15].
  • Anja Silja's voice type is recorded as soprano[16].
  • Anja Silja's residence is recorded as Paris[17].
  • Anja Silja's family name is recorded as Langwagen[18].
  • Anja Silja's given name is recorded as Anja[19].
  • Anja Silja's given name is recorded as Silja[20].
  • Anja Silja's given name is recorded as Regina[21].
  • Anja Silja's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Anja Silja's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[23].
  • Anja Silja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[24].
  • Anja Silja's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Anja Silja'}[25].
  • Anja Silja's start of work period is recorded as 1956[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: DE[28]

  • Began / founded: 1940-04-17[29]

  • Community tags: soprano[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b4de1a2f-95c7-4298-a2fa-121a7f9f5477[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Anja Silja's place of birth was Berlin[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 17, 1940[3] and April 17, 1935[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer[4], autobiographer[5], and musician[6]. Anja Silja's field of work was performing arts[10].

Recognition

Anja Silja received the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

Why It Matters

Anja Silja ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (664 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Anja Silja born?

Anja Silja's place of birth was Berlin[2].

What did Anja Silja do for work?

Anja Silja worked as opera singer[4], autobiographer[5], and musician[6].

What awards did Anja Silja receive?

Honors received include Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
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