Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

Summary

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is a human^[1]. Born in Elcho Island^[2], he… he was born on January 22, 1971^[3]. He died in Tiwi^[4]. He died on July 25, 2017^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6] and singer-songwriter^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month, #6,785 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Elcho Island^[2], Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu…
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away in Tiwi^[4].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was born on January 22, 1971^[3].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu died on July 25, 2017^[5].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu held citizenship in Australia^[9].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's professions included musician^[6].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's professions included singer-songwriter^[7].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu received the honorary doctor of the University of Sydney^[10].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu received the Australian Music Prize^[11].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu is recorded as male^[12].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's genre is indigenous rock^[14].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's Commons category is recorded as Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu^[15].
• The cause of death was kidney failure^[16].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's family name is recorded as Yunupingu^[17].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's given name is recorded as Geoffrey^[18].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's official website is recorded as http://www.gurrumul.com^[19].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's medical condition is recorded as blindness^[20].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[21].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's instrument is recorded as guitar^[22].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[23].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yolŋu^[24].
• Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's start of work period is recorded as 1986^[25].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[26]

• Country: AU^[27]

• Began / founded: 1970-01-22^[28]

• Ended / dissolved: 2017-07-25^[29]

• Genre(s): folk^[30]

• Community tags: australian indigenous, folk, indigenous roots^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 91d4f35d-1bf4-474f-9c96-78201ff2eb40^[32]

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Origins and Family

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was born in Elcho Island^[2]. He was born on January 22, 1971^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[6] and singer-songwriter^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctor of the University of Sydney^[10], an award^[33], in Australia^[34] and Australian Music Prize^[11], an award^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 2005^[37].

Death and Burial

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu died on July 25, 2017^[5]. He passed away in Tiwi^[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure^[16].

Why It Matters

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,081 views/month, #6,785 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

FAQs

Where was Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu born?

Born in Elcho Island^[2], Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu…

Where did Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu die?

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu passed away in Tiwi^[4].

What did Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu do for work?

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu worked as musician^[6] and singer-songwriter^[7].

What awards did Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the University of Sydney^[10] and Australian Music Prize^[11].