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Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)
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Adrian Borland
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 6, 1957
Date of death
April 26, 1999
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Wimbledon
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
record producer, guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, musician[12]
Genre
post-punk[16]
Cause of death
falling[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Birth name
Adrian Kelvin Borland[25]
Family name
Borland[18]
Given name
Adrian, Kelvin[19][20]
Instrument
guitar, voice[22][23]
Manner of death
suicide[21]
Member of
The Sound, The Witch Trials[13][14]
Place of burial
Morden Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1976[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Adrian Borland ar أدريان بورلاند uk Адріан Борланд
🔖 Identifiers · 23
ISNI
0000000059344642
VIAF cluster ID
12504501
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2004038957
GND ID
134653777
Acharts.co artist ID
adrian_borland
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000927727
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14022387b
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134653777
Discogs artist ID
79566
Europeana entity
agent/base/77558
Find a Grave memorial ID
24146785
Freebase ID
/m/01pbc00
Show all 23 identifiers +11
GTAA ID
261314
HAND ID
576A-0C15-762F-A50B-1BFE
IMDb ID
nm2162632
IPI name number
00047829841
MusicBrainz artist ID
7ba9565d-dc78-4616-b1c2-9c6191d3b5cc
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000013688
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1287848
Personality Database profile ID
27704
Songkick artist ID
342759
WhoSampled artist ID
Adrian-Borland
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtCDmmyh3md4X6QT3cpT3

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🔗 Connections
Mb:member of band 4
The Sound, The Outsiders, Second Layer, The Witch Trials
Occupation 4
singer, record producer, songwriter, guitarist
Given name 2
Adrian, Kelvin
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:composer 2
I Can't Escape Myself, I Can't Escape Myself
Mb:lyricist 2
I Can't Escape Myself, I Can't Escape Myself
Belongs to 1
The Sound
Cause of death 1
falling
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Genre 1
post-punk
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
suicide
Member of 1
The Sound
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Wimbledon
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Adrian Borland was born on December 6, 1957[1], in London[2]. He died on April 26, 1999[3], in Wimbledon[4]. He worked as a record producer[5], guitarist[6], singer[7], songwriter[8], and composer[9].

FAQs

Where was Adrian Borland born?

Adrian Borland's place of birth was London[2].

Where did Adrian Borland die?

Adrian Borland passed away in Wimbledon[4].

What did Adrian Borland do for work?

Adrian Borland worked as a record producer[5], guitarist[6], singer[7], songwriter[8], and composer[9].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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