Kae Tempest

British poet, spoken word artist and playwright
Person human Q6375824
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Summary

Kae Tempest is a human[1]. Their place of birth was Brockley[2]. They was born on December 22, 1985[3]. They worked as a singer[4], writer[5], poet[6], composer[7], and rapper[8]. They ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,361 views/month, #4,976 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kae Tempest's place of birth was Brockley[2].
  • Kae Tempest was born on December 22, 1985[3].
  • Kae Tempest was born on January 1, 1985[10].
  • Kae Tempest held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Kae Tempest worked as a singer[4].
  • Kae Tempest's professions included writer[5].
  • Kae Tempest worked as a poet[6].
  • Kae Tempest's professions included composer[7].
  • Kae Tempest's professions included rapper[8].
  • Kae Tempest's field of work was music[12].
  • Kae Tempest's field of work was poetry[13].
  • Kae Tempest's field of work was rapping[14].
  • Kae Tempest's field of work was singing[15].
  • Kae Tempest was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[16].
  • Kae Tempest was educated at Thomas Tallis School[17].
  • Kae Tempest's education included a stint at BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[18].
  • Kae Tempest received the Ted Hughes Award[19].
  • Kae Tempest received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[20].
  • Kae Tempest received the Silver Lion[21].
  • Kae Tempest is recorded as non-binary[22].
  • Kae Tempest is recorded as trans man[23].
  • Kae Tempest's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • Kae Tempest's genre is spoken word[25].
  • Kae Tempest's record label is recorded as Fiction Records[26].
  • Kae Tempest's record label is recorded as Big Dada[27].

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

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1985-12-22[30]

  • Genre(s): hip hop, political hip hop, spoken word[31]

  • Community tags: hip hop, political hip hop, spoken word, uk, united kingdom[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a2533c3-790e-4828-9b30-ca5467c609c5[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Kae Tempest was born in Brockley[2]. Recorded date of birth include December 22, 1985[3] and January 1, 1985[10].

Education

Educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[16], a public research university[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1891[36], headquartered in London[37]; Thomas Tallis School[17], a school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1971[40]; and BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[18], a City Technology College[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1991[43], headquartered in Croydon[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], writer[5], poet[6], composer[7], and rapper[8]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[45]; poetry[13], a literary form[46]; rapping[14], a singing style[47], founded in 1970[48]; and singing[15], a type of activity[49].

Recognition

Awards received include Ted Hughes Award[19], an award[50], in United Kingdom[51], founded in 2009[52]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[20], a fellowship award[53], in United Kingdom[54]; and Silver Lion[21], a film award category[55], in Italy[56], founded in 1953[57].

Why It Matters

Kae Tempest ranks in the top 0.5% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,361 views/month, #4,976 of 1,000,298).[9] They has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] They is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

Where was Kae Tempest born?

Kae Tempest's place of birth was Brockley[2].

What did Kae Tempest do for work?

Kae Tempest worked as singer[4], writer[5], poet[6], composer[7], and rapper[8].

Where did Kae Tempest go to school?

Kae Tempest was educated at Goldsmiths, University of London[16], Thomas Tallis School[17], and BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology[18].

What awards did Kae Tempest receive?

Honors received include Ted Hughes Award[19], Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature[20], and Silver Lion[21].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 7w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://katetempest.co.uk/, http://www.kaetempest.co.uk/
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