Andrew Fletcher

English keyboardist (1961–2022)
Person human Q501296
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Andrew Fletcher

Summary

Andrew Fletcher is a human[1]. He was born in Nottingham[2]. He was born on July 8, 1961[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on May 26, 2022[5]. He worked as a bassist[6], guitarist[7], record producer[8], composer[9], and keyboardist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,339 views/month, #6,626 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Andrew Fletcher's place of birth was Nottingham[2].
  • Andrew Fletcher died in London[4].
  • Andrew Fletcher was born on July 8, 1961[3].
  • Andrew Fletcher died on May 26, 2022[5].
  • Andrew Fletcher held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Andrew Fletcher worked as a bassist[6].
  • Andrew Fletcher worked as a guitarist[7].
  • Andrew Fletcher's professions included record producer[8].
  • Andrew Fletcher's professions included composer[9].
  • Andrew Fletcher's professions included keyboardist[10].
  • Andrew Fletcher's professions included disc jockey[13].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was music[14].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was rock music[15].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was alternative music[16].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was electronic dance music[17].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was alternative rock[18].
  • Andrew Fletcher's field of work was electronic music[19].
  • Andrew Fletcher was a member of Depeche Mode[20].
  • Andrew Fletcher is recorded as male[21].
  • Andrew Fletcher's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Andrew Fletcher's genre is alternative rock[23].
  • Andrew Fletcher's genre is new wave[24].
  • Andrew Fletcher's record label is recorded as Mute Records[25].
  • Andrew Fletcher's Commons category is recorded as Andrew Fletcher[26].
  • The cause of death was aortic dissection[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1961-07-08[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2022-05-26[31]

  • Community tags: claviériste, keyboardist[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0042aa4d-a972-4a2a-b7cf-8044d09bbc67[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Nottingham[2], Andrew Fletcher… he was born on July 8, 1961[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bassist[6], guitarist[7], record producer[8], composer[9], keyboardist[10], and disc jockey[13]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[34]; rock music[15], a music genre[35], founded in 1948[36]; alternative music[16], a music genre[37]; electronic dance music[17], a music genre[38], founded in 1977[39]; alternative rock[18], a music genre[40], founded in 1978[41]; and electronic music[19], a music genre[42], founded in 1920[43].

Death and Burial

Andrew Fletcher died on May 26, 2022[5]. He died in London[4]. The cause of death was aortic dissection[27].

Why It Matters

Andrew Fletcher ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,339 views/month, #6,626 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Andrew Fletcher born?

Andrew Fletcher was born in Nottingham[2].

Where did Andrew Fletcher die?

Andrew Fletcher died in London[4].

What did Andrew Fletcher do for work?

Andrew Fletcher worked as bassist[6], guitarist[7], record producer[8], composer[9], and keyboardist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q14005. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [22] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . depechemode.com. depechemode.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Q14005. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . The Daily Telegraph. twitter.com. Provenance: 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.

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. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Andrew, John, Leonard
    Field of work music, rock music, alternative music +3
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