Enrico Caruso (25 February 1873 – 2 August 1921) was an Italian operatic tenor, and one of the first examples of a global celebrity made famous through media. His phonograph recordings were best sellers, and are still referred to in media today.

His 1902 recording of “Vesti la giubba” from Ruggero Leoncavallo’s opera “Pagliacci” (1892) holds the Guinness World Record as the first million copy selling record.