Paul Roland

British singer
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Summary

Paul Roland is a human[1]. Born in Kent[2], he… he was born on September 6, 1959[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], musician[7], and singer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kent[2].
  • Born in Canterbury[10].
  • Paul Roland was born on September 6, 1959[3].
  • Paul Roland held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Paul Roland's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Paul Roland's professions included journalist[5].
  • Paul Roland worked as a writer[6].
  • Paul Roland worked as a musician[7].
  • Paul Roland's professions included singer[8].
  • Paul Roland worked as a Liedermacher[12].
  • Paul Roland's field of work was non-fiction literature[13].
  • Paul Roland's field of work was popular science literature[14].
  • Paul Roland's field of work was music journalism[15].
  • Paul Roland's field of work was music[16].
  • Paul Roland is recorded as male[17].
  • Paul Roland's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Paul Roland's record label is recorded as Fruits de Mer Records[19].
  • Paul Roland's Commons category is recorded as Paul Roland[20].
  • Paul Roland's family name is recorded as Roland[21].
  • Paul Roland's given name is recorded as Paul[22].
  • Paul Roland's official website is recorded as http://www.paulroland.net/[23].
  • Paul Roland's official website is recorded as https://www.paulroland.info/[24].
  • Paul Roland's work location is recorded as England[25].
  • Paul Roland's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Paul Roland's different from is recorded as Paul Roland[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1959-09-06[30]

  • Genre(s): folk, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, neofolk, psychedelic rock[31]

  • Community tags: folk, folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, neofolk, psychedelic rock[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 65aae1d0-6f96-44a5-9146-97d699685394[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Kent[2], a ceremonial county of England[34], in United Kingdom[35] and Canterbury[10], a city[36], in United Kingdom[37]. Paul Roland was born on September 6, 1959[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], musician[7], singer[8], and Liedermacher[12]. Fields of work include non-fiction literature[13], a sub-set of literature[38]; popular science literature[14], a literary genre[39]; music journalism[15], a journalism genre[40]; and music[16], a type of arts[41].

Why It Matters

Paul Roland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Paul Roland born?

Paul Roland was born in Kent[2].

What did Paul Roland do for work?

Paul Roland worked as singer-songwriter[4], journalist[5], writer[6], musician[7], and singer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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
  8. [41] ↑ . 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. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kent, Canterbury
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0256399-Roland-Paul-1959
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  3. 20w ago · E-Kartoffel · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → England
    Record label → —
    Field of work → non-fiction literature, popular science literature, music journalism +1
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.paulroland.info/"
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