Shirley Collins

Summary

Shirley Collins is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Hastings^[2]. She was born on July 5, 1935^[3]. She worked as a singer^[4] and singer-songwriter^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Shirley Collins was born in Hastings^[2].
• Shirley Collins was born on July 5, 1935^[3].
• Shirley Collins held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• Shirley Collins worked as a singer^[4].
• Shirley Collins worked as a singer-songwriter^[5].
• Shirley Collins's field of work was music composing^[8].
• Shirley Collins received the Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9].
• Shirley Collins received the honorary master's degree^[10].
• Shirley Collins is recorded as female^[11].
• Shirley Collins's instance of is recorded as human^[12].
• Shirley Collins's genre is traditional folk music^[13].
• Shirley Collins's record label is recorded as Decca^[14].
• Shirley Collins's record label is recorded as Deram^[15].
• Shirley Collins's Commons category is recorded as Shirley Collins^[16].
• Shirley Collins's family name is recorded as Collins^[17].
• Shirley Collins's given name is recorded as Shirley^[18].
• Shirley Collins's official website is recorded as http://www.shirleycollins.co.uk^[19].
• Shirley Collins's instrument is recorded as voice^[20].
• Shirley Collins's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[21].
• Shirley Collins's start of work period is recorded as 1955^[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: GB^[24]

• Began / founded: 1935-07-05^[25]

• Genre(s): folk^[26]

• Community tags: folk^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: d7db2c9e-40f1-451a-b868-782b6dce7fbf^[28]

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Origins and Family

Born in Hastings^[2], Shirley Collins… she was born on July 5, 1935^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4] and singer-songwriter^[5]. Shirley Collins's field of work was music composing^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9], an award^[29], in United Kingdom^[30] and honorary master's degree^[10].

Why It Matters

Shirley Collins ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month, #7,158 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Collins born?

Shirley Collins was born in Hastings^[2].

What did Shirley Collins do for work?

Shirley Collins worked as singer^[4] and singer-songwriter^[5].

What awards did Shirley Collins receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[9] and honorary master's degree^[10].