Valerie Simpson

American singer, songwriter
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Valerie Simpson

Summary

Valerie Simpson is a human[1]. She was born in The Bronx[2]. She was born on August 26, 1946[3]. She worked as a singer[4] and songwriter[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in The Bronx[2], Valerie Simpson…
  • Valerie Simpson's place of birth was New York City[7].
  • Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1946[3].
  • Among Valerie Simpson's spouses was Nickolas Ashford[8].
  • Valerie Simpson held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Valerie Simpson is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].
  • Valerie Simpson worked as a singer[4].
  • Valerie Simpson worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Valerie Simpson is recorded as female[11].
  • Valerie Simpson's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Valerie Simpson is part of Ashford & Simpson[13].
  • Valerie Simpson's Commons category is recorded as Valerie Simpson[14].
  • Valerie Simpson's family name is recorded as Simpson[15].
  • Valerie Simpson's given name is recorded as Valerie[16].
  • Valerie Simpson's official website is recorded as http://valeriesimpson.net/[17].
  • Valerie Simpson's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Valerie Simpson's partner in business or sport is recorded as Nickolas Ashford[19].
  • Valerie Simpson's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20].
  • Valerie Simpson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Valerie Simpson's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+466902'}[22].
  • Valerie Simpson's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[23].
  • Valerie Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13937'}[24].
  • Valerie Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+9207'}[25].
  • Valerie Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14535'}[26].
  • Valerie Simpson's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14463'}[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: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1946-08-26[30]

  • Genre(s): gospel, soul[31]

  • Community tags: gospel, mezzo-soprano, soul, soul and reggae[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 03f97204-818e-45e0-b3d5-1108a52789ba[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include The Bronx[2], a borough of New York City[34], in United States[35], founded in 1898[36] and New York City[7], a global city[37], in United States[38], founded in 1624[39]. Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1946[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4] and songwriter[5].

Personal Life

Valerie Simpson was married to Nickolas Ashford[8].

Why It Matters

Valerie Simpson ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Valerie Simpson born?

Born in The Bronx[2], Valerie Simpson…

Who was Valerie Simpson married to?

Valerie Simpson's spouses include Nickolas Ashford[8].

What did Valerie Simpson do for work?

Valerie Simpson worked as singer[4] and songwriter[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . VIAF ID. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright representative American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
    Kinobox person id 907641
    X (twitter) username ivaleriesimpson
    Official website http://valeriesimpson.net/
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