Melvyn Tan

British musician
Person human Q6814147
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Summary

Melvyn Tan is a human[1]. He was born in Singapore[2]. He was born on October 13, 1956[3]. He worked as a pianist[4] and musician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Melvyn Tan's place of birth was Singapore[2].
  • Melvyn Tan was born on October 13, 1956[3].
  • Melvyn Tan held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Melvyn Tan's professions included pianist[4].
  • Melvyn Tan's professions included musician[5].
  • Melvyn Tan was educated at Royal College of Music[8].
  • Melvyn Tan was educated at Yehudi Menuhin School[9].
  • Melvyn Tan was educated at Anglo-Chinese School[10].
  • Melvyn Tan is recorded as male[11].
  • Melvyn Tan's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Melvyn Tan's family name is recorded as Tan[13].
  • Melvyn Tan's family name is recorded as Chen[14].
  • Melvyn Tan's given name is recorded as Melvyn[15].
  • Melvyn Tan's instrument is recorded as piano[16].
  • Melvyn Tan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1956-10-13[20]

  • Genre(s): classical[21]

  • Community tags: classical, pianist[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 350d3c6c-c81c-4ebf-b983-9294cb20c02e[23]

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Origins and Family

Melvyn Tan was born in Singapore[2]. He was born on October 13, 1956[3].

Education

Educated at Royal College of Music[8], a conservatory[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1882[26], headquartered in London[27]; Yehudi Menuhin School[9], a school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1963[30]; and Anglo-Chinese School[10], a school[31], in Indonesia[32], founded in 1886[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[4] and musician[5].

Why It Matters

Melvyn Tan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (143 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Melvyn Tan born?

Born in Singapore[2].

What did Melvyn Tan do for work?

Melvyn Tan worked as pianist[4] and musician[5].

Where did Melvyn Tan go to school?

Melvyn Tan was educated at Royal College of Music[8], Yehudi Menuhin School[9], and Anglo-Chinese School[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library board singapore id → person/c3874464-bf72-4c9b-a000-b692ec998ec0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library board singapore id: person/c3874464-bf72-4c9b-a000-b692ec998ec0, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789019708618"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → pianist, musician
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Cantic id → 981058608306506706
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Tan, Chen
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058608306506706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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