Damien Rice

Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
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Damien Rice

Summary

Damien Rice is a human[1]. He was born in Dublin[2]. He was born on December 7, 1973[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], street artist[5], singer[6], pianist[7], and record producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #6,614 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Damien Rice's place of birth was Dublin[2].
  • Damien Rice was born on December 7, 1973[3].
  • Damien Rice held citizenship in Ireland[10].
  • Damien Rice worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Damien Rice worked as a street artist[5].
  • Damien Rice worked as a singer[6].
  • Damien Rice's professions included pianist[7].
  • Damien Rice's professions included record producer[8].
  • Damien Rice's professions included guitarist[11].
  • Damien Rice was educated at Salesian College Celbridge[12].
  • Damien Rice received the Shortlist Music Prize[13].
  • Damien Rice is recorded as male[14].
  • Damien Rice's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Damien Rice's genre is folk music[16].
  • Damien Rice's genre is folk rock[17].
  • Damien Rice's discography is recorded as Damien Rice discography[18].
  • Damien Rice's Commons category is recorded as Damien Rice[19].
  • Damien Rice's family name is recorded as Rice[20].
  • Damien Rice's given name is recorded as Damien[21].
  • Damien Rice's official website is recorded as https://damienrice.com[22].
  • Damien Rice's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Damien Rice[23].
  • Damien Rice's instrument is recorded as guitar[24].
  • Damien Rice's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Damien Rice's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Damien Rice's topic has template is recorded as Template:Damien Rice[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: 1973-12-07[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative folk, alternative rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: alternative folk, alternative rock, chanteur, classic pop and rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, ireland, irish, irlandais, irlande, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2119beb8-6ac5-4f21-82a4-b831c90c0024[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Damien Rice was born in Dublin[2]. He was born on December 7, 1973[3].

Education

Damien Rice was educated at Salesian College Celbridge[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], street artist[5], singer[6], pianist[7], record producer[8], and guitarist[11].

Recognition

Damien Rice received the Shortlist Music Prize[13].

Why It Matters

Damien Rice ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,873 views/month, #6,614 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Damien Rice born?

Damien Rice was born in Dublin[2].

What did Damien Rice do for work?

Damien Rice worked as singer-songwriter[4], street artist[5], singer[6], pianist[7], and record producer[8].

Where did Damien Rice go to school?

Damien Rice was educated at Salesian College Celbridge[12].

What awards did Damien Rice receive?

Honors received include Shortlist Music Prize[13].

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. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Educated at Salesian College Celbridge
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Genre folk music, folk rock
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