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Chris Rainbow

British singer-songwriter
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Chris Rainbow

Summary

Chris Rainbow is a human[1]. He was born in Glasgow[2]. He was born on November 18, 1946[3]. He passed away in Isle of Skye[4]. He died on February 25, 2015[5]. He worked as a singer[6], songwriter[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,653 views/month, #6,337 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Glasgow[2], Chris Rainbow…
  • Chris Rainbow died in Isle of Skye[4].
  • Chris Rainbow was born on November 18, 1946[3].
  • Chris Rainbow died on February 25, 2015[5].
  • Chris Rainbow held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Chris Rainbow worked as a singer[6].
  • Chris Rainbow's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Chris Rainbow's professions included record producer[8].
  • Chris Rainbow was educated at Bellahouston Academy[11].
  • Chris Rainbow is recorded as male[12].
  • Chris Rainbow's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Chris Rainbow's genre is pop rock[14].
  • Chris Rainbow's Commons category is recorded as Chris Rainbow[15].
  • The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[16].
  • Chris Rainbow's family name is recorded as Rainbow[17].
  • Chris Rainbow's given name is recorded as Chris[18].
  • Chris Rainbow's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Chris Rainbow's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[20].
  • Chris Rainbow's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Chris Rainbow's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Chris Rainbow's start of work period is recorded as 1971[23].

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[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1946-11-18[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2015-02-25[27]

  • Genre(s): pop, progressive rock, rock[28]

  • Community tags: pop, progressive rock, rock[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8557005a-6846-4820-930a-610e6b65d4df[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Glasgow[2], Chris Rainbow… he was born on November 18, 1946[3].

Education

Chris Rainbow was educated at Bellahouston Academy[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

Death and Burial

Chris Rainbow died on February 25, 2015[5]. He passed away in Isle of Skye[4]. The cause of death was Parkinson's disease[16].

Why It Matters

Chris Rainbow ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,653 views/month, #6,337 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Chris Rainbow born?

Chris Rainbow's place of birth was Glasgow[2].

Where did Chris Rainbow die?

Chris Rainbow passed away in Isle of Skye[4].

What did Chris Rainbow do for work?

Chris Rainbow worked as singer[6], songwriter[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Chris Rainbow go to school?

Chris Rainbow was educated at Bellahouston Academy[11].

Related Entities

Isle of Skye United Kingdom

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. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → keyboard instrument, voice
    Place of birth → Glasgow
    Genre → —
    Citizenship → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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