Virginia Astley

English singer-songwriter
Person human Q3560664
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Virginia Astley

Summary

Virginia Astley is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Stanmore[2]. She was born on September 26, 1959[3]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Virginia Astley's place of birth was Stanmore[2].
  • Virginia Astley was born on September 26, 1959[3].
  • Virginia Astley held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • Virginia Astley's professions included singer-songwriter[4].
  • Virginia Astley was educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[7].
  • Virginia Astley's education included a stint at North London Collegiate School[8].
  • Virginia Astley is recorded as female[9].
  • Virginia Astley's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Virginia Astley's genre is alternative rock[11].
  • Virginia Astley's record label is recorded as Rough Trade[12].
  • Virginia Astley's family name is recorded as Astley[13].
  • Virginia Astley's given name is recorded as Virginia[14].
  • Virginia Astley's official website is recorded as http://www.virginiaastley.com/[15].
  • Virginia Astley's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[16].
  • Virginia Astley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].

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[18]

  • Country: GB[19]

  • Began / founded: 1959-09-26[20]

  • Genre(s): ambient, ambient pop, dream pop, ethereal wave, modern classical, neoclassical new age, new age[21]

  • Community tags: ambient, ambient pop, dream pop, ethereal wave, modern classical, neoclassical new age, new age[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 481320f8-fa5d-4a66-aab7-c69541417466[23]

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Origins and Family

Virginia Astley was born in Stanmore[2]. She was born on September 26, 1959[3].

Education

Educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[7], a college of music[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1880[26], headquartered in London[27] and North London Collegiate School[8], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1850[30], headquartered in London[31].

Career and Affiliations

Virginia Astley worked as a singer-songwriter[4].

Why It Matters

Virginia Astley ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month, #7,228 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Virginia Astley born?

Virginia Astley was born in Stanmore[2].

What did Virginia Astley do for work?

Virginia Astley worked as singer-songwriter[4].

Where did Virginia Astley go to school?

Virginia Astley was educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[7] and North London Collegiate School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Virginia
    Family name Astley
    Country of citizenship United Kingdom
    Website
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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