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Genesis P-Orridge

British artist, musician and writer (1950–2020)
Person human Q740036

Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
non-binary[23]
Date of birth
February 22, 1950, May 22, 1950[2][10]
Date of death
March 14, 2020
Place of birth
Victoria Park
Place of death
Lower East Side
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[13]
Occupation
singer, writer, poet, actor, video artist, performance artist, musician, occultist[5][6][7][8][9][14]
Educated at
Gatley Primary School, Stockport Grammar School, Solihull School, University of Hull[15][16][17][18]
Spouse
Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Paula P-Orridge[11][12]
Genre
experimental music, industrial music, avant-garde music, electronic music
Cause of death
chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, leukemia
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Artist files at
National Gallery of Art Library
Contributed to creative work
Exit
Copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
UbuWeb, Vtape Video Catalogue, MU Archive
End of work period
2009
Family name
Megson
Given name
Genesis, Neil, Andrew
Has works in the collection
Tate, Vtape
Instrument
voice, electric guitar, synthesizer, violin
Manner of death
natural causes
Show all 34 facts +10
Member of
Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, COUM Transmissions, Thee Majesty[19][20][21][22]
Movement
mail art[24]
Name in native language
Genesis P-Orridge
Number of children
+2
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
P14750
F602-8A71-F361-95A4-C79B
Record label
Industrial Records, Temple Records, Wax Trax! Records
Residence
Ridgewood, Lower East Side, Kingston upon Hull, London
Social media followers
17k (17k–19k, n=4)
Start of work period
1965
🏷️ Also known as
en Genesis P- Orridge en Genesis P-Orridge en Breyer P-Orridge en Genesis Breyer P-Orridge da Genesis Breyer P-Orridge de P-Orridge de Genesis Breyer P-Orridge es Genesis Breyer P-Orridge es Genesis P Orridge fa جنسیس پی-اوریدج fr Vernon Castle fr DJ Doktor Megatrip fr Genesis P Orridge fr Genesis P. Orridge fr Genesis P. Orrídge fr Megs'on, P. Ornot fr Neil Megson fr PT001 fr Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth fr The Genetic Terrorists
🔖 Identifiers · 96
ISNI
0000000368572841, 0000000110271013
VIAF cluster ID
54349415
Library of Congress authority ID
n78027455
GND ID
12941798X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Genesis P-Orridge with Throbbing Gristle.jpg ↗
AbART person ID
102209
AllMovie person ID
p270058
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000802666
AlloCiné person ID
110058
Artist-info artist ID
184802
Artnet artist ID
genesis-breyer-p-orridge
Artsy artist ID
genesis-breyer-p-orridge, breyer-slash-genesis-p-orridge, breyer-p-orridge
Show all 96 identifiers +84
BAnQ authority ID
0001071943
BIBSYS ID
90775372
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
P-OrridgeGenesis1950-
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140512178
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10486943
CiNii Research ID
1140282266805494656
CineMagia person ID
121637
DDB person (GND) ID
12941798X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
165499
Described at URL
vtape.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
12941798X
Discogs artist ID
548k (22k–548k, n=4)
Encyclopaedia Metallum artist ID
626616
FAST ID
23684
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_12941798X
Facebook numeric ID
171735929627691
Facebook username
171735929627691
Film.ru person ID
dzhenezis-pi-orridzh
Filmportal ID
e1802519a85548d3a61aeac11a90d3dd
Flemish Public Libraries ID
000041292
Freebase ID
/m/01wmc5d
Goodreads author ID
2938047
Google+ ID
109663683486313341102
Hoopla artist ID
1336613412
IMDb ID
nm0654889
IPI name number
00122425612
ISFDB author ID
186553
IdRef ID
164322965
Instagram username
pandrogyne
IxTheo authority ID
396077331
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
12941798X
Kinobox person ID
894384
Kinopoisk person ID
474302
Last.fm ID
Genesis+P-Orridge
Libraries Australia ID
35829152
LibraryThing author ID
porridgegenesis, porridgegenesisbreye
Libris-URI
qn24020852k4ggj
Linktree ID
genesisporridge
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
72798
Museum-digital ID
156490
MusicBrainz artist ID
ff22d292-3fc0-483f-8a87-0f6c97993d4b, 60a929ed-9aa3-43d8-9b42-2c8a9bff60a3, 79c3c1bc-dac8-4cb1-a2dd-1cff3658ed15
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
93112
MutualArt artist ID
E68B646468D5D4AF
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000134796
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA04741919
NE.se ID
genesis-p-orridge
NLA Trove people ID
1106488
NUKAT ID
n2009701100
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007447624405171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:CJdn;=Bv
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810587924505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1380760
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074115898
Notable Names Database ID
116/000028032
Open Library ID
OL6336892A, OL8089900A
PORT person ID
303592
Pitchfork artist ID
19937-genesis-p-orridge
Quora topic ID
Genesis-P-Orridge
RERO ID (legacy)
A000126707
RILM ID
3123
RKDartists ID
497058
Rate Your Music artist ID
genesis_p_orridge
Rock's Backpages artist ID
genesis-p-orridge
SBN author ID
RMBV208451
SHARE Catalogue author ID
400718
SNAC ARK ID
w6kp9cfs
SecondHandSongs artist ID
33424
Songkick artist ID
43056
Spotify artist ID
1LIz0YepKcwUvVwWfMAUA6
Swedish Film Database person ID
462045
TMDB person ID
550261
Tabakalera ID
129807
Tate artist ID
genesis-p-orridge-16646
The Guardian topic ID
music/genesis-p-orridge
The Numbers person ID
293740401
UK National Archives ID
F76802
Union List of Artist Names ID
500056236
WhoSampled artist ID
Genesis-Breyer-P-Orridge, Genesis-P-Orridge
WikiTree person ID
Megson-165
X (Twitter) username
GenesisBPO
Yale LUX ID
person/9e2421ce-1820-438d-b95c-9e258c664404
YouTube channel ID
UC6E0SR3lsUpw1hKLPDcbsmg
YouTube handle
genesisbreyerp-orridge7466
ČSFD person ID
124203

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🔗 Connections
Mb:member of band 6
Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, Pigface, COUM Transmissions, Splinter Test, Thee Majesty
Occupation 6
actor, writer, poet, singer, performance artist, video artist
Genre 4
electronic music, industrial music, experimental music, avant-garde music
Instrument 4
violin, electric guitar, synthesizer, voice
Mb:performer of 4
A Perfect Pain, Breathe – Spoken Ambient Words, Rebellion Is Over, Sirens (Ultradrug – Thee Sequel)
Mb:writer 4
Godstar, Godstar, Hamburger Lady, Hamburger Lady
Residence 4
London, Kingston upon Hull, Lower East Side, Ridgewood
Member of 3
Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, COUM Transmissions
Cause of death 2
leukemia, chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Given name 2
Andrew, Neil
Record label 2
Industrial Records, Wax Trax! Records
← Mb:married 2
Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, Paula P-Orridge
Copyright representative 1
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Educated at 1
University of Hull
Founded entities 1
COUM Transmissions
Has works in the collection 1
Tate
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Movement 1
mail art
Place of death 1
Lower East Side
Sex or gender 1
non-binary
← FactGrid item ID 1
Shamanivka
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Summary

Born in Victoria Park[1], they… they was born on February 22, 1950[2]. They died in Lower East Side[3]. They died on March 14, 2020[4]. They worked as a singer[5], writer[6], poet[7], actor[8], and video artist[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Gatley Primary School[15], an academy school[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 2014[27]; Stockport Grammar School[16], a grammar school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1487[30], headquartered in Stockport[31]; Solihull School[17], a school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1560[34]; and University of Hull[18], a public university[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1927[37].

Personal Life

Spouses include Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge[11], a singer[38], 1969–2007[39], of United States[40] and Paula P-Orridge[12], a drummer[41], b. 1963[42], of United Kingdom[43].

Death and Burial

Recorded cause of death include chronic myelomonocytic leukemia[44] and leukemia[45].

FAQs

Where was Genesis P-Orridge born?

Born in Victoria Park[1].

Where did Genesis P-Orridge die?

Genesis P-Orridge passed away in Lower East Side[3].

Who was Genesis P-Orridge married to?

Genesis P-Orridge's spouses include Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge[11] and Paula P-Orridge[12].

What did Genesis P-Orridge do for work?

Genesis P-Orridge worked as singer[5], writer[6], poet[7], actor[8], and video artist[9].

Where did Genesis P-Orridge go to school?

Genesis P-Orridge was educated at Gatley Primary School[15], Stockport Grammar School[16], Solihull School[17], and University of Hull[18].

Related Entities

Kingston upon Hull London UbuWeb United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  15. [9] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ~2026-52132-74 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'azb', 'be_x_old', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Occupation → singer, writer, poet +5
    MusicBrainz artist ID → ff22d292-3fc0-483f-8a87-0f6c97993d4b, 60a929ed-9aa3-43d8-9b42-2c8a9bff60a3, 79c3c1bc-dac8-4cb1-a2dd-1cff3658ed15
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F602-8A71-F361-95A4-C79B
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  3. 18w ago · PARAKANYAA · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contributed to creative work → Exit
    Occupation → singer, writer, poet +5
    Facebook numeric ID → 171735929627691
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  4. 26w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has works in the collection → Tate, Vtape
    Work period end → —
    End of work period → +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z
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