Laura Veirs

American singer-songwriter
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Laura Veirs

Summary

Laura Veirs is a human[1]. She was born in Colorado Springs[2]. She was born on October 24, 1973[3]. She worked as a singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], translator[7], and film score composer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Laura Veirs was born in Colorado Springs[2].
  • Laura Veirs was born on October 24, 1973[3].
  • Laura Veirs held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Laura Veirs's professions included singer[4].
  • Laura Veirs's professions included singer-songwriter[5].
  • Laura Veirs's professions included composer[6].
  • Laura Veirs's professions included translator[7].
  • Laura Veirs worked as a film score composer[8].
  • Laura Veirs's professions included children's writer[11].
  • Laura Veirs was educated at Carleton College[12].
  • Laura Veirs was educated at General William J. Palmer High School[13].
  • Laura Veirs was a member of case/lang/veirs[14].
  • Laura Veirs is recorded as female[15].
  • Laura Veirs's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Laura Veirs's genre is pop music[17].
  • Laura Veirs's genre is pop rock[18].
  • Laura Veirs's genre is alternative country[19].
  • Laura Veirs's record label is recorded as Nonesuch Records[20].
  • Laura Veirs's record label is recorded as Bella Union[21].
  • Laura Veirs's discography is recorded as Laura Veirs discography[22].
  • Laura Veirs's Commons category is recorded as Laura Veirs[23].
  • Laura Veirs's residence is recorded as Portland[24].
  • Laura Veirs's family name is recorded as Veirs[25].
  • Laura Veirs's given name is recorded as Laura[26].
  • Laura Veirs's given name is recorded as Pauline[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1973-10-24[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative country, alternative rock, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter[31]

  • Community tags: alternative country, alternative rock, female vocalist, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, singer-songwriter[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8951c87f-f730-4247-b442-52ed14ad6a97[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Laura Veirs's place of birth was Colorado Springs[2]. She was born on October 24, 1973[3].

Education

Educated at Carleton College[12], a liberal arts college[34], in United States[35], founded in 1866[36], headquartered in Northfield[37] and General William J. Palmer High School[13], a high school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1875[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], translator[7], film score composer[8], and children's writer[11].

Why It Matters

Laura Veirs ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (627 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Laura Veirs born?

Born in Colorado Springs[2], Laura Veirs…

What did Laura Veirs do for work?

Laura Veirs worked as singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], composer[6], translator[7], and film score composer[8].

Where did Laura Veirs go to school?

Laura Veirs was educated at Carleton College[12] and General William J. Palmer High School[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, singer-songwriter, composer +3
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  2. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer, singer-songwriter, composer +3
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  3. 25d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nme artist id laura-veirs
    Genre
    Record label Nonesuch Records, Bella Union
    Social media followers {'amount': '+17173'}, {'amount': '+17700'}, {'amount': '+16798'} +1
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