Jimmy Somerville

Summary

Jimmy Somerville is a human^[1]. Born in Glasgow^[2], he… he was born on June 22, 1961^[3]. He worked as a pop singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and film director^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,895 views/month, #5,514 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Jimmy Somerville was born in Glasgow^[2].
• Jimmy Somerville was born on June 22, 1961^[3].
• Jimmy Somerville held citizenship in United Kingdom^[9].
• English was Jimmy Somerville's native language^[10].
• Jimmy Somerville's professions included pop singer^[4].
• Jimmy Somerville worked as a songwriter^[5].
• Jimmy Somerville's professions included recording artist^[6].
• Jimmy Somerville worked as a film director^[7].
• Jimmy Somerville is recorded as male^[11].
• Jimmy Somerville's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Jimmy Somerville's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality^[13].
• Jimmy Somerville's genre is pop music^[14].
• Jimmy Somerville's genre is synth-pop^[15].
• Jimmy Somerville's genre is Hi-NRG^[16].
• Jimmy Somerville's record label is recorded as London Records^[17].
• Jimmy Somerville's record label is recorded as Gut Records^[18].
• Jimmy Somerville's record label is recorded as Bertelsmann Music Group^[19].
• Jimmy Somerville's record label is recorded as Cherry Red^[20].
• Jimmy Somerville's discography is recorded as Jimmy Somerville discography^[21].
• Jimmy Somerville's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Somerville^[22].
• Jimmy Somerville's voice type is recorded as countertenor^[23].
• Jimmy Somerville's family name is recorded as Somerville^[24].
• Jimmy Somerville's given name is recorded as James William^[25].
• Jimmy Somerville's official website is recorded as http://www.jimmysomerville.co.uk/^[26].
• Jimmy Somerville's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jimmy Somerville^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1961-06-22^[30]

• Genre(s): synth-pop^[31]

• Community tags: british, lgbtqi, queer, scottish, synth-pop, uk^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 09bc57df-6fc7-40f7-b7e6-2261481f801e^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Glasgow^[2], Jimmy Somerville… he was born on June 22, 1961^[3]. English was his native language^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pop singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and film director^[7].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Somerville ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,895 views/month, #5,514 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Somerville born?

Jimmy Somerville was born in Glasgow^[2].

What did Jimmy Somerville do for work?

Jimmy Somerville worked as pop singer^[4], songwriter^[5], recording artist^[6], and film director^[7].