Santa Lucia

Neapolitan song written and composed by Teodoro Cottrau
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1133128
Santa Lucia
Music: Anonymous - written down by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) in 1849 Text: Anonymous - written down by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) in 1849 Drawn by: s:da:User:Erik Damskier · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Santa Lucia

Summary

Santa Lucia is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Lucia's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Santa Lucia's instance of is recorded as lyrico-musical work[4].
  • Santa Lucia's composer is recorded as Teodoro Cottrau[5].
  • Santa Lucia's genre is canzone napoletana[6].
  • Among the performers on Santa Lucia was Elvis Presley[7].
  • Santa Lucia was performed by Tito Beltrán[8].
  • Among the performers on Santa Lucia was Åsa Jinder[9].
  • Among the performers on Santa Lucia was Malena Ernman[10].
  • Santa Lucia was performed by Elisa's[11].
  • Santa Lucia's Commons category is recorded as Santa Lucia (song)[12].
  • Santa Lucia's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[13].
  • Santa Lucia's language of work or name is recorded as Neapolitan[14].
  • Santa Lucia was published on 1849[15].
  • Santa Lucia's lyricist is recorded as Teodoro Cottrau[16].
  • Santa Lucia's title is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Santa Lucia'}[17].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Santa Lucia[18].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Sancta Lucia[19].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Kärlek på svenska och italienska[20].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Sankta Lucia, ljusklara hägring[21].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Sankta Lucia[22].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Natten går tunga fjät[23].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Ute är mörkt och kallt[24].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Ljusets drottning[25].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Sankta Lucia, skänk mig en tia[26].
  • Santa Lucia's derivative work is recorded as Nu bæres lyset frem[27].

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

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 706a7932-9a31-49ed-b03b-3d19b9188696[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Elvis Presley[7], Tito Beltrán[8], Åsa Jinder[9], Malena Ernman[10], and Elisa's[11].

Publication

Santa Lucia was released on 1849[15]. Languages include Italian[13] and Neapolitan[14]. Its genre is canzone napoletana[6].

Why It Matters

Santa Lucia ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (500 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_santa-lucia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Santa Lucia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/santa-lucia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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