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Kevin Rowland

British singer
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Kevin Rowland

Summary

Kevin Rowland is a human[1]. He was born in Wednesfield[2]. He was born on August 17, 1953[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], guitarist[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,767 views/month, #6,620 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kevin Rowland was born in Wednesfield[2].
  • Kevin Rowland was born on August 17, 1953[3].
  • Kevin Rowland held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Kevin Rowland's professions included singer[4].
  • Kevin Rowland worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Kevin Rowland's professions included singer-songwriter[6].
  • Kevin Rowland's professions included guitarist[7].
  • Kevin Rowland's professions included musician[8].
  • Kevin Rowland was a member of Dexys Midnight Runners[11].
  • Kevin Rowland is recorded as male[12].
  • Kevin Rowland's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Kevin Rowland's genre is rock music[14].
  • Kevin Rowland's genre is new wave[15].
  • Kevin Rowland's record label is recorded as Mercury Records[16].
  • Kevin Rowland's record label is recorded as Creation Records[17].
  • Kevin Rowland's Commons category is recorded as Kevin Rowland[18].
  • Kevin Rowland's family name is recorded as Rowland[19].
  • Kevin Rowland's given name is recorded as Kevin[20].
  • Kevin Rowland's instrument is recorded as voice[21].
  • Kevin Rowland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Kevin Rowland's start of work period is recorded as 1974[23].

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[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1953-08-17[26]

  • Genre(s): blue-eyed soul, pop rock, rock, soul[27]

  • Community tags: blue-eyed soul, english, irish, pop rock, rock, soul[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d80cf5fe-3135-4315-8f04-78ff87da525c[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Kevin Rowland's place of birth was Wednesfield[2]. He was born on August 17, 1953[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], guitarist[7], and musician[8].

Why It Matters

Kevin Rowland ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,767 views/month, #6,620 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30]

FAQs

Where was Kevin Rowland born?

Kevin Rowland was born in Wednesfield[2].

What did Kevin Rowland do for work?

Kevin Rowland worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], singer-songwriter[6], guitarist[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Mercury Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Kevin
    Family name → Rowland
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
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