Brenda Fassie

South African pop singer (1964-2004)
Person human Q186840
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Brenda Fassie

Summary

Brenda Fassie is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Langa[2]. She was born on November 3, 1964[3]. She passed away in Johannesburg[4]. She died on May 9, 2004[5]. She worked as a singer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Langa[2], Brenda Fassie…
  • Brenda Fassie died in Johannesburg[4].
  • Brenda Fassie was born on November 3, 1964[3].
  • Brenda Fassie died on May 9, 2004[5].
  • Brenda Fassie held citizenship in South Africa[8].
  • Brenda Fassie's professions included singer[6].
  • Brenda Fassie is recorded as female[9].
  • Brenda Fassie's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Brenda Fassie's sexual orientation is recorded as bisexuality[11].
  • Brenda Fassie's genre is African popular music[12].
  • Brenda Fassie's Commons category is recorded as Brenda Fassie[13].
  • The cause of death was death from AIDS-related complications[14].
  • The cause of death was drug overdose[15].
  • The cause of death was asthma[16].
  • Brenda Fassie's given name is recorded as Brenda[17].
  • Brenda Fassie's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[18].
  • Brenda Fassie's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Brenda Fassie's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography[20].
  • Brenda Fassie's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Brenda Fassie's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'xh', 'text': 'MaBrrr'}[22].
  • Brenda Fassie's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'xh', 'text': 'Brenda Nokuzola Fassie'}[23].
  • Brenda Fassie's start of work period is recorded as 1981[24].
  • Brenda Fassie's end of work period is recorded as 2004[25].

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[26]

  • Country: ZA[27]

  • Began / founded: 1964-11-03[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-05-09[29]

  • Genre(s): kwaito, township bubblegum[30]

  • Community tags: kwaito, south africa, township bubblegum[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 91838da6-e1cc-46ff-b235-2a2b83814608[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Brenda Fassie was born in Langa[2]. She was born on November 3, 1964[3].

Career and Affiliations

Brenda Fassie's professions included singer[6].

Death and Burial

Brenda Fassie died on May 9, 2004[5]. She passed away in Johannesburg[4]. Recorded cause of death include death from AIDS-related complications[14], drug overdose[15], and asthma[16].

Why It Matters

Brenda Fassie ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month, #6,898 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Brenda Fassie born?

Brenda Fassie's place of birth was Langa[2].

Where did Brenda Fassie die?

Brenda Fassie passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Brenda Fassie do for work?

Brenda Fassie worked as singer[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . bi.org. bi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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