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Paul Humphreys

English singer, songwriter and musician
Person human Q368348

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
February 27, 1960
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[7]
Occupation
songwriter, singer, musician, composer
Field of work
music, singing[8][9]
Educated at
Hilbre High School, Calday Grange Grammar School[10][11]
Genre
new wave[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Birth name
Paul David Humphreys[24]
Copyright representative
PRS for Music[27]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[28]
Family name
Humphreys[19]
Given name
Paul David[20]
Instrument
keyboard instrument, voice[21][22]
Member of
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Onetwo, The Listening Pool[12][13][14]
Name in native language
Paul Humphreys[25]
P14750
F8CB-9556-53BC-AEB5-5894[29]
Record label
Dindisc Records[17]
Start of work period
1978[26]
Voice type
tenor[18]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000383916374
VIAF cluster ID
272514993
Library of Congress authority ID
n2013002828
GND ID
134412923
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Paul Humphreys 2008.JPG ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000020356
BIBSYS ID
8051600
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134412923
Discogs artist ID
243381
Europeana entity
agent/base/77885
Freebase ID
/m/01w_05q
IMDb ID
nm0402077
Show all 24 identifiers +12
IPI name number
00047032209
Last.fm ID
Paul+Humphreys
MusicBrainz artist ID
b1d4c213-3e16-471a-a830-2b7efb961599
NL CR AUT ID
xx0240126
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1771249
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
1211
Podchaser creator ID
107a97aTCj
Rate Your Music artist ID
paul_humphreys
SecondHandSongs artist ID
7198
Songkick artist ID
2119361
TMDB person ID
589591
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyX4hHW4MTPWrKbjChvHC

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 18
Electricity, Electricity, Locomotion, Locomotion, Souvenir, Souvenir, (Forever) Live and Die, (Forever) Live and Die +10 more
Mb:composer 8
Talking Loud and Clear, Talking Loud and Clear, Dreaming, Dreaming, Secret, Secret, Tesla Girls, Tesla Girls
Mb:lyricist 8
Talking Loud and Clear, Talking Loud and Clear, Dreaming, Dreaming, Secret, Secret, Tesla Girls, Tesla Girls
← Lyricist 5
Locomotion, Souvenir, (Forever) Live and Die, So in Love, Talking Loud and Clear
Compositions 4
Locomotion, (Forever) Live and Die, So in Love, Talking Loud and Clear
Mb:member of band 4
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Onetwo, The Id, The Listening Pool
Occupation 4
composer, singer, musician, songwriter
Field of work 2
music, singing
Instrument 2
keyboard instrument, voice
Belongs to 1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Copyright representative 1
PRS for Music
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Humphreys
Genre 1
new wave
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
tenor
← Mb:involved with 1
Claudia Brücken
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Summary

Paul Humphreys was born on February 27, 1960[1], in London[2]. He has worked as a songwriter[3], singer[4], musician[5], and composer[6].

FAQs

Where was Paul Humphreys born?

Paul Humphreys was born in London[2].

What did Paul Humphreys do for work?

Paul Humphreys worked as a songwriter[3], singer[4], musician[5], and composer[6].

Where did Paul Humphreys go to school?

Paul Humphreys was educated at Hilbre High School[10] and Calday Grange Grammar School[11].

Related Entities

London music United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F8CB-9556-53BC-AEB5-5894
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Paul David
    Field of work → music, singing
    Family name → Humphreys
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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