Ricky Valance

Welsh singer (1936-2020)
Person human Q328421
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Ricky Valance

Summary

Ricky Valance is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ynysddu[2]. He was born on April 10, 1939[3]. He died in Skegness[4]. He died on June 12, 2020[5]. He worked as a singer[6], pop singer[7], and musician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ynysddu[2], Ricky Valance…
  • Ricky Valance died in Skegness[4].
  • Ricky Valance was born on April 10, 1939[3].
  • Ricky Valance was born on April 10, 1936[10].
  • Ricky Valance died on June 12, 2020[5].
  • Ricky Valance held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Ricky Valance's professions included singer[6].
  • Ricky Valance worked as a pop singer[7].
  • Ricky Valance's professions included musician[8].
  • Ricky Valance is recorded as male[12].
  • Ricky Valance's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ricky Valance's genre is pop music[14].
  • Ricky Valance's record label is recorded as Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.[15].
  • The cause of death was dementia[16].
  • Ricky Valance's family name is recorded as Valance[17].
  • Ricky Valance's family name is recorded as Spencer[18].
  • Ricky Valance's given name is recorded as Ricky[19].
  • Ricky Valance's given name is recorded as David[20].
  • Ricky Valance's official website is recorded as http://www.rickyvalance.com[21].
  • Ricky Valance's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Ricky Valance's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Ricky Valance's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Ricky Valance's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'David Spencer'}[25].
  • Ricky Valance's start of work period is recorded as 1950[26].

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Origins and Family

Ricky Valance's place of birth was Ynysddu[2]. Recorded date of birth include April 10, 1939[3] and April 10, 1936[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], pop singer[7], and musician[8].

Death and Burial

Ricky Valance died on June 12, 2020[5]. He passed away in Skegness[4]. The cause of death was dementia[16].

Why It Matters

Ricky Valance ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,234 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Ricky Valance born?

Born in Ynysddu[2], Ricky Valance…

Where did Ricky Valance die?

Ricky Valance passed away in Skegness[4].

What did Ricky Valance do for work?

Ricky Valance worked as singer[6], pop singer[7], and musician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . informalia.eleconomista.es. informalia.eleconomista.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . omip.co.uk. omip.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . BBC Online. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . musik-sammler.de. musik-sammler.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . informalia.eleconomista.es. informalia.eleconomista.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . 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. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Skegness
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'nl', 'pt', 'simple', 'sv', 'tr']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Ynysddu
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Work period start → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32084|batch #32084]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (26)"
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