Melissa Auf der Maur

Canadian rock musician
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Melissa Auf der Maur is a Canadian singer-songwriter, photographer, film producer, musician, blogger, and actor born on March 17, 1972, in Montreal. [1][2] She pursued her education at Concordia University and F.A.C.E. School. Her musical career encompasses rock music, alternative rock, and rock and roll. [3]

Melissa Auf der Maur

Summary

Melissa Auf der Maur is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Montreal[2]. She was born on March 17, 1972[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4], photographer[5], film producer[6], musician[7], and blogger[8]. She ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,436 views/month, #4,668 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Melissa Auf der Maur's place of birth was Montreal[2].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur was born on March 17, 1972[3].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's father was Nick Auf der Maur[10].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's mother was Linda Gaboriau[11].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur held citizenship in Canada[12].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's professions included photographer[5].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur worked as a film producer[6].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur worked as a musician[7].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur worked as a blogger[8].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's professions included actor[13].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's field of work was music composing[14].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's education included a stint at Concordia University[15].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur was educated at F.A.C.E. School[16].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur was a member of Hole[17].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur is recorded as female[18].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's genre is rock music[20].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's genre is alternative rock[21].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's genre is rock and roll[22].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[23].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's discography is recorded as Melissa Auf der Maur discography[24].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's Commons category is recorded as Melissa Auf der Maur[25].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's family name is recorded as Auf der Maur[26].
  • Melissa Auf der Maur's given name is recorded as Melissa[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: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-03-17[30]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, rock, rock and indie[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a87ad5f-728a-4a0f-b461-5ab84f63cd94[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Montreal[2], Melissa Auf der Maur… she was born on March 17, 1972[3]. Her father was Nick Auf der Maur[10]. Her mother was Linda Gaboriau[11].

Education

Educated at Concordia University[15], a university in Quebec[34], in Canada[35], founded in 1974[36], headquartered in Montreal[37] and F.A.C.E. School[16], a high school[38], in Canada[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], photographer[5], film producer[6], musician[7], blogger[8], and actor[13]. Melissa Auf der Maur's field of work was music composing[14].

Why It Matters

Melissa Auf der Maur ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,436 views/month, #4,668 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Melissa Auf der Maur born?

Born in Montreal[2], Melissa Auf der Maur…

Who were Melissa Auf der Maur's parents?

Melissa Auf der Maur's father was Nick Auf der Maur[10]. Melissa Auf der Maur's mother was Linda Gaboriau[11].

What did Melissa Auf der Maur do for work?

Melissa Auf der Maur worked as singer-songwriter[4], photographer[5], film producer[6], musician[7], and blogger[8].

Where did Melissa Auf der Maur go to school?

Melissa Auf der Maur was educated at Concordia University[15] and F.A.C.E. School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label Capitol Records
    Social media followers {'amount': '+17582'}, {'amount': '+17996'}, {'amount': '+17717'} +1
    On focus list of wikimedia project Art+Feminism
    Field of work music composing
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