Colin Newman

Summary

Colin Newman is a human^[1]. He was born in Salisbury^[2]. He was born on September 16, 1954^[3]. He worked as a record producer^[4], music executive^[5], singer^[6], and guitarist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Colin Newman was born in Salisbury^[2].
• Colin Newman was born on September 16, 1954^[3].
• Colin Newman held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• Colin Newman worked as a record producer^[4].
• Colin Newman's professions included music executive^[5].
• Colin Newman worked as a singer^[6].
• Colin Newman worked as a guitarist^[7].
• Colin Newman was a member of Wire^[10].
• Colin Newman was a member of Githead^[11].
• Colin Newman is recorded as male^[12].
• Colin Newman's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Colin Newman's genre is post-punk^[14].
• Colin Newman's record label is recorded as swim ~^[15].
• Colin Newman's record label is recorded as 4AD^[16].
• Colin Newman's Commons category is recorded as Colin Newman^[17].
• Colin Newman's family name is recorded as Newman^[18].
• Colin Newman's given name is recorded as Colin^[19].
• Colin Newman's official website is recorded as https://www.colinewman.com^[20].
• Colin Newman's instrument is recorded as guitar^[21].
• Colin Newman's instrument is recorded as voice^[22].
• Colin Newman's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Colin Newman's start of work period is recorded as 1976^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[25]

• Country: GB^[26]

• Began / founded: 1954-09-16^[27]

• Community tags: 4ad, british, english, uk^[28]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7178b24a-4ec0-48bb-b740-deef07deafd8^[29]

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Origins and Family

Born in Salisbury^[2], Colin Newman… he was born on September 16, 1954^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer^[4], music executive^[5], singer^[6], and guitarist^[7].

Why It Matters

Colin Newman ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month, #7,177 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

He has been cited as an influence by This Mortal Coil^[31], a musical group^[32], founded in 1983^[33].

FAQs

Where was Colin Newman born?

Colin Newman was born in Salisbury^[2].

What did Colin Newman do for work?

Colin Newman worked as record producer^[4], music executive^[5], singer^[6], and guitarist^[7].

Who did Colin Newman influence?

Colin Newman has been cited as an influence by This Mortal Coil^[31].