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British composers
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The list British composers includes
M.I.A., Mike Oldfield, Simon MacCorkindale, Bill Bailey and Scott Walker.
The list consists of 547 members
and 23 sublists.
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M.I.A.
British rapper (born 1975)
Overview: Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper and singer. Her music combines ...Date of birth: 18 July 1975Age: 49Nationality: BritishOccupation: RapperGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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Mike Oldfield
Musician
Overview: Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical and ...Date of birth: 15 May 1953Age: 71Nationality: BritishOccupation: MusicianGender: MaleHeight: 5' 9" (175 cm) 0
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Simon MacCorkindale
British actor (1952–2010)
Overview: Simon Charles Pendered MacCorkindale (12 February 1952 – 14 October 2010) was a British actor, film director, writer and producer. He spent much of his childhood moving around due to his father serving ...Date of birth: 23 February 1952Date of death: 14 October 2010Age: 58 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: ActorGender: MaleHeight: 6' (183 cm) 0
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Mark Hollis
British singer
Overview: Mark David Hollis (4 January 1955 – 25 February 2019) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the 1980s and 1990s as the co-founder, lead singer ...Date of birth: 4 January 1955Date of death: 25 February 2019Age: 64 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: MusicianGender: Male 0
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Bill Bailey
British musician and comedian (born 1965)
Overview: Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known by his stage name Bill Bailey, is an English comedian, musician and actor. Bailey is known for his role in Black Books and for his appearances on Never ...Date of birth: 24 February 1964Age: 60Nationality: EnglishOccupation: ComicGender: MaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Kit Hesketh-Harvey
British musician and screenwriter (1957–2023)
Overview: Christopher John "Kit" Hesketh-Harvey (30 April 1957 – 1 February 2023) was a British musical performer, translator, composer, and screenwriter.Date of birth: 30 April 1957Date of death: 1 February 2023Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: WriterGender: Male 0
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Scott Walker
British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)
Overview: Noel Scott Engel (January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019), better known by his stage name Scott Walker, was an American-British singer-songwriter and record producer who resided in England. Walker was known ...Date of birth: 9 January 1943Date of death: 25 March 2019Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: AmericanOccupation: SingerGender: MaleHeight: 6' 1" (185 cm) 0
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Anthony Moore
British musician
Overview: Anthony Moore (also known as Anthony More) (born 13 August 1948) is a British experimental music composer, performer and producer. He was a founding member of the band Slapp Happy, worked with Henry Cow ...Date of birth: 30 August 1968Age: 56Nationality: AmericanOccupation: PhotographerGender: MaleHeight: 6' 3" (190 cm) 0
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Richard Lumsden
British actor
Overview: Richard James Lumsden (born 24 June 1965) is an English actor, writer, composer and musician. He played Nathan in Channel 4's drama Sugar Rush and on radio he plays Ray in Clare in the Community. 0
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Jonathan Powell
British pianist and self-taught composer
Overview: Jonathan Powell (born 1969) is a British pianist and self-taught composer. 0
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Helen Jane Long
British musician
Overview: Helen Jane Long (born 10 April 1974) is a British composer, musician and pianist, best known for various advertisement contracts, her work on several film projects in a variety of genres, and, most re ... 0
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Neil Harbisson
Catalan-Irish musician, artist and cyborg
Overview: Neil Harbisson (born 27 July 1984) is a Spanish-born British-Irish cyborg artist and activist for transpecies rights based in New York City. He is best known for being the first person in the world with ... 0
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Karl Jenkins
British musician
Overview: Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins CBE (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh musician and composer. His best known works include the song "Adiemus" and the Adiemus album series; Palladio; The Armed Man; and his ... 0
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John Tavener
English composer
Overview: Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of religious works, including The Protecting Veil, Song for Athene and The Lamb.Date of birth: 28 January 1944Date of death: 12 November 2013Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: ComposerGender: Male 0
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Ilan Eshkeri
British composer
Overview: Ilan Eshkeri (born 7 April 1977) is a British neoclassical composer known for his concert music, films scores and artist collaborations. 0
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Jeff Wayne
American musician
Overview: Jeffry "Jeff" Wayne (born 1 July 1943) is an American-born naturalized British composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical ... 0
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
English composer
Overview: Ralph Vaughan Williams OM ( ; 12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions ...Date of birth: 12 October 1872Date of death: 26 August 1958Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: WelshOccupation: ComposerGender: Male 0
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Marian McPartland
British jazz pianist
Overview: Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE (née Turner; 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English-American jazz pianist, composer and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public ...Date of birth: 20 March 1918Date of death: 20 August 2013Age: 95 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Jazz MusicianGender: Female 0
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Jim Parker (composer)
British composer (1934–2023)
Overview: James Mavin Parker (18 December 1934 – July 2023) was a British BAFTA-winning composer.Date of birth: 1934Date of death: 31 July 2023Age: 89 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: Actor 0
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Anna Meredith
British composer
Overview: Anna Howard Meredith MBE (born 12 January 1978) is a Scottish composer and performer of electronic and acoustic music. She is a former composer-in-residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and ... 0
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