Alison Krauss

American musician
Person human Q371782
Alison Krauss
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Alison Krauss was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur[1][2][3] and holds United States citizenship. She attended Champaign Central High School.

She works as a singer, fiddler, and mandolinist, performing within the country music genre. Her work has earned her the Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year and the Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year[4].

Alison Krauss

Summary

Alison Krauss is a human[1]. She was born in Decatur[2]. She was born on July 23, 1971[3]. She worked as a singer[4], fiddler[5], and mandolinist[6]. She ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,046 views/month, #4,050 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Alison Krauss was born in Decatur[2].
  • Alison Krauss was born on July 23, 1971[3].
  • Alison Krauss held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Alison Krauss's professions included singer[4].
  • Alison Krauss's professions included fiddler[5].
  • Alison Krauss's professions included mandolinist[6].
  • Alison Krauss's education included a stint at Champaign Central High School[9].
  • Alison Krauss received the Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year[10].
  • Alison Krauss received the Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year[11].
  • Alison Krauss was a member of Union Station[12].
  • Alison Krauss is recorded as female[13].
  • Alison Krauss's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alison Krauss's genre is country music[15].
  • Alison Krauss's record label is recorded as Rounder Records[16].
  • Alison Krauss's discography is recorded as Alison Krauss discography[17].
  • Alison Krauss's Commons category is recorded as Alison Krauss[18].
  • Alison Krauss's voice type is recorded as soprano[19].
  • Alison Krauss's family name is recorded as Krauss[20].
  • Alison Krauss's given name is recorded as Alison[21].
  • Alison Krauss's official website is recorded as https://alisonkrauss.com/[22].
  • Alison Krauss's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alison Krauss[23].
  • Alison Krauss's Commons gallery is recorded as Alison Krauss[24].
  • Alison Krauss's instrument is recorded as violin[25].
  • Alison Krauss's instrument is recorded as fiddle[26].
  • Alison Krauss's instrument is recorded as voice[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

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1971-07-23[30]

  • Genre(s): americana, bluegrass, contemporary country, country, folk[31]

  • Community tags: 1990s, americana, bluegrass, contemporary bluegrass, contemporary country, country, folk, grammy winner[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6b064ead-91a4-4ac8-8076-b1febe4f4aac[33]

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Origins and Family

Alison Krauss's place of birth was Decatur[2]. She was born on July 23, 1971[3].

Education

Alison Krauss's education included a stint at Champaign Central High School[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], fiddler[5], and mandolinist[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year[10] and Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year[11], a class of award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1967[36].

Why It Matters

Alison Krauss ranks in the top 0.4% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,046 views/month, #4,050 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] She is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

She has been cited as an influence by Zolita[39], a singer-songwriter[40], b. 1994[41], of United States[42], specialised in pop music[43].

FAQs

Where was Alison Krauss born?

Alison Krauss was born in Decatur[2].

What did Alison Krauss do for work?

Alison Krauss worked as singer[4], fiddler[5], and mandolinist[6].

Where did Alison Krauss go to school?

Alison Krauss was educated at Champaign Central High School[9].

What awards did Alison Krauss receive?

Honors received include Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year[10] and Country Music Association Award for Female Vocalist of the Year[11].

Who did Alison Krauss influence?

Alison Krauss has been cited as an influence by Zolita[39].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [10] . americanamusic.org. Retrieved . americanamusic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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