Corinne Bailey Rae

British singer and songwriter
Person human Q231472
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Corinne Bailey Rae

Summary

Corinne Bailey Rae is a human[1]. She was born in Leeds[2]. She was born on February 26, 1979[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], jazz musician[7], and artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,382 views/month, #6,289 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Corinne Bailey Rae's place of birth was Leeds[2].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae was born on February 26, 1979[3].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae worked as a singer[5].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's professions included guitarist[6].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae worked as an artist[8].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae worked as a recording artist[11].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's field of work was music composing[12].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's education included a stint at University of Leeds[13].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae was educated at Allerton High School[14].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae received the honorary degree of the University of Leeds[15].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae is recorded as female[16].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's genre is soul[18].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's genre is rhythm and blues[19].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's genre is pop music[20].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's genre is contemporary R&B[21].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[22].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's record label is recorded as EMI[23].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's discography is recorded as Corinne Bailey Rae discography[24].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's Commons category is recorded as Corinne Bailey Rae[25].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's family name is recorded as Rae[26].
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's given name is recorded as Corinne[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: 1979-02-26[30]

  • Genre(s): neo soul, soul[31]

  • Community tags: iswcs pending, neo soul, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc85c6f6-6b06-44c1-8754-ef32c1e6b824[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Corinne Bailey Rae's place of birth was Leeds[2]. She was born on February 26, 1979[3].

Education

Educated at University of Leeds[13], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1904[36], headquartered in Leeds[37] and Allerton High School[14], a grammar school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1939[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], jazz musician[7], artist[8], and recording artist[11]. Corinne Bailey Rae's field of work was music composing[12].

Recognition

Corinne Bailey Rae received the honorary degree of the University of Leeds[15].

Why It Matters

Corinne Bailey Rae ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,382 views/month, #6,289 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Corinne Bailey Rae born?

Corinne Bailey Rae's place of birth was Leeds[2].

What did Corinne Bailey Rae do for work?

Corinne Bailey Rae worked as singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], guitarist[6], jazz musician[7], and artist[8].

Where did Corinne Bailey Rae go to school?

Corinne Bailey Rae was educated at University of Leeds[13] and Allerton High School[14].

What awards did Corinne Bailey Rae receive?

Honors received include honorary degree of the University of Leeds[15].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, singer, guitarist +3
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Leeds
    Discography Corinne Bailey Rae discography
    Educated at University of Leeds, Allerton High School
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