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Jimmy Napes

songwriter
Person human Q19119517

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 18, 1984
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
songwriter, singer, record producer, composer, musician
Award received
Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Academy Award for Best Original Song[9][10]
Genre
contemporary R&B[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Given name
Jimmy[13]
Instrument
voice[14]
P14750
45BD-AC3C-30F8-F7CF-583E[19]
Social media followers
+7995, +8096[17][18]
Start of work period
2012[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Napier en Jimmy Napes en Jimmy Napier fa جیمی نیپس he ג'ימי נייפס hu James Napier hu Jimmy Napier ja ジェームス・ネピア ja ジミー・ネイプス ja ジミー・ネピア ru Джимми Нейпс zh 吉米·内普斯 zh 詹姆斯·納皮爾 zh-hant 吉米·內普斯
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
314886013
GND ID
1068067837
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6351
BBC Things ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1022170
Companies House officer ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1068067837
Discogs artist ID
3587132, 2003179
Facebook username
jimmynapes
Film.ru person ID
dzheyms-neper
Freebase ID
/m/012vmbz5
Genius artist ID
Jimmy-napes
Show all 22 identifiers +10
Genius artist numeric ID
95984
Grammy Awards artist ID
jimmy-napes/18599
IMDb ID
nm4438244
IPI name number
00567090532
MusicBrainz artist ID
b4b4c19f-021f-4d3c-b11a-911d4c95cd1b
Sinemalar person ID
830214
SoundCloud ID
jimmynapes
TMDB person ID
1917535
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrC9tYGkWrhg9CmBR48YP
X (Twitter) username
jimmynapes

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 28
Writing's on the Wall, Writing's on the Wall, Rather Be, Rather Be, Unholy, Unholy, I'm Not the Only One, I'm Not the Only One +20 more
← Producer 5
Writing's on the Wall, I'm Not the Only One, Too Good at Goodbyes, Christmas Tree Farm, To Die For
← Lyricist 4
Stay with Me, Rather Be, I'm Not the Only One, To Die For
Compositions 3
Writing's on the Wall, Stay with Me, La La La
Occupation 3
singer, record producer, songwriter
Award received 2
Academy Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Genre 1
contemporary R&B
Given name 1
Jimmy
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Band Aid 30
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jimmy Napes's place of birth was London[1]. He was born on September 18, 1984[2]. He worked as a songwriter[3], singer[4], record producer[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1984[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b4b4c19f-021f-4d3c-b11a-911d4c95cd1b[23]

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Song of the Year[9], a Grammy Awards[24], in United States[25], founded in 1959[26] and Academy Award for Best Original Song[10], an award for best original song[27], in United States[28].

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Napes born?

Jimmy Napes was born in London[1].

What did Jimmy Napes do for work?

Jimmy Napes worked as songwriter[3], singer[4], record producer[5], composer[6], and musician[7].

What awards did Jimmy Napes receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Song of the Year[9] and Academy Award for Best Original Song[10].

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → voice
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    Place of birth → London
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