Andrew Roachford

British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man"
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Andrew Roachford

Summary

Andrew Roachford is a human[1]. His place of birth was Kennington[2]. He was born on January 22, 1965[3]. He worked as a singer[4], lyricist[5], composer[6], music interpreter[7], and keyboardist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (574 views/month, #7,063 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kennington[2], Andrew Roachford…
  • Andrew Roachford was born on January 22, 1965[3].
  • Andrew Roachford held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Andrew Roachford's professions included singer[4].
  • Andrew Roachford's professions included lyricist[5].
  • Andrew Roachford worked as a composer[6].
  • Andrew Roachford worked as a music interpreter[7].
  • Andrew Roachford worked as a keyboardist[8].
  • Andrew Roachford worked as a singer-songwriter[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Andrew Roachford is Roachford[12].
  • Andrew Roachford received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Andrew Roachford was a member of Roachford[14].
  • Andrew Roachford was a member of Mike and the Mechanics[15].
  • Andrew Roachford is recorded as male[16].
  • Andrew Roachford's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Andrew Roachford's genre is pop rock[18].
  • Andrew Roachford's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[19].
  • Andrew Roachford's Commons category is recorded as Andrew Roachford[20].
  • Andrew Roachford's family name is recorded as Roachford[21].
  • Andrew Roachford's given name is recorded as Andrew[22].
  • Andrew Roachford's official website is recorded as http://www.roachford.co.uk[23].
  • Andrew Roachford's instrument is recorded as keyboard instrument[24].
  • Andrew Roachford's instrument is recorded as voice[25].
  • Andrew Roachford's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Andrew Roachford's start of work period is recorded as 1987[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1965-01-22[30]

  • Genre(s): pop rock, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul[31]

  • Community tags: pop rock, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e3617d8c-2a02-4947-8ebe-47fc8ff40c85[33]

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Origins and Family

Andrew Roachford was born in Kennington[2]. He was born on January 22, 1965[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], lyricist[5], composer[6], music interpreter[7], keyboardist[8], and singer-songwriter[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Andrew Roachford is Roachford[12].

Recognition

Andrew Roachford received the Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].

Why It Matters

Andrew Roachford ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (574 views/month, #7,063 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Andrew Roachford born?

Andrew Roachford was born in Kennington[2].

What did Andrew Roachford do for work?

Andrew Roachford worked as singer[4], lyricist[5], composer[6], music interpreter[7], and keyboardist[8].

What awards did Andrew Roachford receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Common Thesaurus of Audiovisual Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Q14005. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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