Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), usually credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering overdub experiments, returns to the Great American Songbook, and fusions of Caribbean sounds. A tenor with a three-and-a-half octave range, Nilsson was one of the few major pop-rock recording artists of his era to achieve significant commercial success without ever performing major public concerts or undertaking regular tours.
In 2015, Nilsson was voted No. 62 in Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". His singles to reach the US top 10 were "Everybody's Talkin'" (1969), "Without You" (1971), and "Coconut" (1972). Nilsson's honors include Grammy Awards for two of his recordings; Best Contemporary Vocal Performance, Male in 1970 for "Everybody's Talkin'", a prominent song in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy, and Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1973 for "Without You".
Harry Edward Nilsson III (15 de junho de 1941 – 15 de janeiro de 1994) foi um cantor e compositor americano de grande sucesso na década de 1970. Creditado em quase todos os seus álbuns, com exceção dos primeiros, como Nilsson, emplacou os singles "Without You", "Everybody's Talkin'" e "Coconut". Suas canções apareceram em diversos filmes e programas de televisão, e ele foi premiado por dois Grammys; um por "Melhor Vocal Masculino Contemporâneo" por "Everybody's Talkin'" e outro por "Melhor Vocal Masculino Pop" por "Without You". Harry Nilsson foi eleito um dos maiores compositores de todos os tempos pela revista Rolling Stone, estando na 62º posição dos maiores compositores.
