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Brendan Perry

British singer and multi-instrumentalist
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Brendan Perry

Summary

Brendan Perry is a human[1]. Born in Whitechapel[2], he… he was born on June 30, 1959[3]. He worked as a singer[4], multi-instrumentalist[5], vocalist[6], composer[7], and guitarist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Brendan Perry was born in Whitechapel[2].
  • Brendan Perry was born on June 30, 1959[3].
  • Brendan Perry held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Brendan Perry held citizenship in Ireland[11].
  • Brendan Perry worked as a singer[4].
  • Brendan Perry's professions included multi-instrumentalist[5].
  • Brendan Perry's professions included vocalist[6].
  • Brendan Perry's professions included composer[7].
  • Brendan Perry's professions included guitarist[8].
  • Brendan Perry worked as a percussionist[12].
  • Brendan Perry's education included a stint at St Paul's College, Auckland[13].
  • Brendan Perry is recorded as male[14].
  • Brendan Perry's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Brendan Perry's genre is ethereal wave[16].
  • Brendan Perry's record label is recorded as 4AD[17].
  • Brendan Perry's record label is recorded as Cooking Vinyl[18].
  • Brendan Perry's Commons category is recorded as Brendan Perry[19].
  • Brendan Perry's voice type is recorded as baritone[20].
  • Brendan Perry's family name is recorded as Perry[21].
  • Brendan Perry's given name is recorded as Brendan[22].
  • Brendan Perry's official website is recorded as http://www.brendan-perry.com/[23].
  • Brendan Perry's instrument is recorded as percussion instrument[24].
  • Brendan Perry's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Brendan Perry's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Brendan Perry's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brendan Perry'}[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: IE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1959-06-30[30]

  • Community tags: 4ad, british, english, uk[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 406fa1ec-0f9f-47ac-b2a3-52eccf987af6[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Brendan Perry was born in Whitechapel[2]. He was born on June 30, 1959[3].

Education

Brendan Perry's education included a stint at St Paul's College, Auckland[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], multi-instrumentalist[5], vocalist[6], composer[7], guitarist[8], and percussionist[12].

Why It Matters

Brendan Perry ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Brendan Perry born?

Born in Whitechapel[2], Brendan Perry…

What did Brendan Perry do for work?

Brendan Perry worked as singer[4], multi-instrumentalist[5], vocalist[6], composer[7], and guitarist[8].

Where did Brendan Perry go to school?

Brendan Perry was educated at St Paul's College, Auckland[13].

Related Entities

4AD Dead Can Dance Ireland United Kingdom

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Brendan
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom, Ireland
    Family name → Perry
    Website → —
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