Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)
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Pete Shelley was born on April 17, 1955, in Leigh [1][2] and held citizenship in the United Kingdom . He pursued his education at the University of Greater Manchester [3]. His professional career encompassed roles as a guitarist, songwriter, music arranger, singer, and record producer [3].

Shelley was a member of the bands Buzzcocks and ShelleyDevoto [3] and worked within the genres of punk rock, synth-pop, new wave, pop-punk, and power pop . He died on December 6, 2018, in Tallinn [4][2] due to a myocardial infarction .

Pete Shelley

Summary

Pete Shelley is a human[1]. He was born in Leigh[2]. He was born on April 17, 1955[3]. He passed away in Tallinn[4]. He died on December 6, 2018[5]. He worked as a guitarist[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], singer[9], and record producer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,404 views/month, #6,778 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Pete Shelley was born in Leigh[2].
  • Pete Shelley died in Tallinn[4].
  • Pete Shelley was born on April 17, 1955[3].
  • Pete Shelley died on December 6, 2018[5].
  • Pete Shelley held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Pete Shelley worked as a guitarist[6].
  • Pete Shelley worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Pete Shelley worked as a music arranger[8].
  • Pete Shelley worked as a singer[9].
  • Pete Shelley's professions included record producer[10].
  • Pete Shelley's education included a stint at University of Greater Manchester[13].
  • Pete Shelley was a member of Buzzcocks[14].
  • Pete Shelley was a member of ShelleyDevoto[15].
  • Pete Shelley is recorded as male[16].
  • Pete Shelley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Pete Shelley's sexual orientation is recorded as bisexuality[18].
  • Pete Shelley's genre is punk rock[19].
  • Pete Shelley's genre is synth-pop[20].
  • Pete Shelley's genre is new wave[21].
  • Pete Shelley's genre is pop-punk[22].
  • Pete Shelley's genre is power pop[23].
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley is named after Pete Shelley[24].
  • Pete Shelley's record label is recorded as I.R.S. Records[25].
  • Pete Shelley's record label is recorded as Cooking Vinyl[26].
  • Pete Shelley's record label is recorded as Island Records[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: 1955-04-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-12-06[31]

  • Genre(s): rock[32]

  • Community tags: classic pop and rock, england, rock[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6a64eec6-39a7-4ba4-9939-cdee01fb4c5b[34]

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Origins and Family

Pete Shelley was born in Leigh[2]. He was born on April 17, 1955[3].

Education

Pete Shelley was educated at University of Greater Manchester[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include guitarist[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], singer[9], and record producer[10].

Death and Burial

Pete Shelley died on December 6, 2018[5]. He passed away in Tallinn[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[35].

Why It Matters

Pete Shelley ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,404 views/month, #6,778 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Pete Shelley born?

Pete Shelley's place of birth was Leigh[2].

Where did Pete Shelley die?

Pete Shelley died in Tallinn[4].

What did Pete Shelley do for work?

Pete Shelley worked as guitarist[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], singer[9], and record producer[10].

Where did Pete Shelley go to school?

Pete Shelley was educated at University of Greater Manchester[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . The Times. wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [14] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [35] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . BnF authorities. bbc.com. Provenance: 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.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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