Don Airey
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Summary
Don Airey was born on June 21, 1948[1], in Sunderland[2]. He has worked as a keyboardist[3], composer[4], pianist[5], conductor[6], and session musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,200 views/month, #6,677 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
- Position held: Eurovision Song Contest conductor[10]
- Educated at: University of Nottingham[11], Royal Northern College of Music[12]
- Member of: Deep Purple[13]
- Sex or gender: male[14]
- Genre: hard rock[15], progressive rock[16]
- Commons category: Don Airey[17]
- Family name: Smith[18], Airey[19]
- Given name: Donald[20]
- Official website: http://www.donairey.com[21]
- Student of: Ryszard Bakst[22]
- Instrument: electronic keyboard[23], voice[24], flute[25], musical keyboard[26]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
- Birth name: Donald Smith Airey[28]
- Name in native language: Don Airey[29]
- Start of work period: 1969[30]
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
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Type: Person[31]
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Country: GB[32]
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Began / founded: 1948-06-21[33]
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Genre(s): hard rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[34]
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Community tags: hard rock, symphonic prog, symphonic rock[35]
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MusicBrainz ID: 7bec6cd1-9602-400c-ab05-47e2d83bdf3d[36]
Why It Matters
Don Airey has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
FAQs
Where was Don Airey born?
Don Airey was born in Sunderland[2].
What did Don Airey do for work?
Don Airey worked as a keyboardist[3], composer[4], pianist[5], conductor[6], and session musician[7].
Where did Don Airey go to school?
Don Airey was educated at University of Nottingham[11] and Royal Northern College of Music[12].