Whirimako Black

New Zealand singer
Person human Q7993778
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Whirimako Black

Summary

Whirimako Black is a human[1]. She was born in New Zealand[2]. She was born on 1965[3]. She worked as a singer[4] and songwriter[5]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Whirimako Black was born in New Zealand[2].
  • Whirimako Black was born on 1965[3].
  • Whirimako Black held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Whirimako Black worked as a singer[4].
  • Whirimako Black worked as a songwriter[5].
  • Whirimako Black's education included a stint at St Joseph's Maori Girls' College[8].
  • Whirimako Black received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].
  • Whirimako Black is recorded as female[10].
  • Whirimako Black's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Whirimako Black's genre is world music[12].
  • Whirimako Black's Commons category is recorded as Whirimako Black[13].
  • Whirimako Black's family name is recorded as Black[14].
  • Whirimako Black's instrument is recorded as voice[15].
  • Whirimako Black's start of work period is recorded as 2000[16].

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[17]

  • Country: NZ[18]

  • Began / founded: 1961[19]

  • Community tags: māori, new zealand, taonga pūoro[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9852025e-8c13-4122-9109-899284c9cd13[21]

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Origins and Family

Whirimako Black's place of birth was New Zealand[2]. She was born on 1965[3].

Education

Whirimako Black's education included a stint at St Joseph's Maori Girls' College[8].

Career and Affiliations

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

Recognition

Whirimako Black received the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].

Why It Matters

Whirimako Black ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Whirimako Black born?

Whirimako Black's place of birth was New Zealand[2].

What did Whirimako Black do for work?

Whirimako Black worked as singer[4] and songwriter[5].

Where did Whirimako Black go to school?

Whirimako Black was educated at St Joseph's Maori Girls' College[8].

What awards did Whirimako Black receive?

Honors received include Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . dpmc.govt.nz. Retrieved . dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Award received Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
    Family name Black
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