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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"
Person human Q506915

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
January 22, 1965
Place of birth
Kennington
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
singer, lyricist, composer, music interpreter, keyboardist, singer-songwriter, songwriter, vocalist, music artist[9][10][11][12]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire[14]
Notable work
Roachford[13]
Genre
pop rock[18]
Official website
www.roachford.co.uk[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[25]
Family name
Roachford[20]
Given name
Andrew[21]
Instrument
keyboard instrument, voice[23][24]
Member of
Roachford, Mike and the Mechanics[15][16]
P14750
846E-D30F-4593-622B-85ED[27]
Record label
Columbia Records[19]
Start of work period
1987[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andrew Roachford en Andrew S. Roachford en Roachford de Andrew S. Roachford de Andrew Sylvester Richard Roachford de Roachford es Roachford fr Roachford it Roachford pl Roachford sv Cuddly Toy sv Roachford sv Roachford, Andrew
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000055141610
VIAF cluster ID
41452397
Library of Congress authority ID
no98019784
GND ID
134613937
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andrew Roachford.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
andrew_roachford
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000863690
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13936013j
British Comedy Guide person ID
andrew-roachford
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134613937
Discogs artist ID
369619
Europeana entity
agent/base/74132
Show all 29 identifiers +17
Facebook username
andrewroachfordofficial
Freebase ID
/m/01ky6fb
GTAA ID
146534
IMDb ID
nm1859791
MusicBrainz artist ID
e3617d8c-2a02-4947-8ebe-47fc8ff40c85
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
362104
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000181049
NL CR AUT ID
xx0153122
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074305727
Obálky knih ID
xx0153122
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
5823
SecondHandSongs artist ID
83549
Songkick artist ID
387911
Tidal artist ID
3637529
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhxmcDXxh4MvJxtJ9MF8C
X (Twitter) username
andrewroachford
Yandex Music artist ID
104332
🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
composer, singer, lyricist, songwriter, singer-songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist
Mb:composer 4
Cuddly Toy, Cuddly Toy, Only to Be with You, Only to Be with You
Mb:lyricist 4
Cuddly Toy, Cuddly Toy, Only to Be with You, Only to Be with You
Instrument 2
keyboard instrument, voice
Mb:member of band 2
Mike and the Mechanics, Roachford
Award received 1
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Belongs to 1
Mike and the Mechanics
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Genre 1
pop rock
Given name 1
Andrew
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
Mike and the Mechanics
Place of birth 1
Kennington
Record label 1
Columbia Records
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Andrew Roachford was born on January 22, 1965[1], in Kennington[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], lyricist[4], composer[5], music interpreter[6], and keyboardist[7].

FAQs

Where was Andrew Roachford born?

Andrew Roachford was born in Kennington[2].

What did Andrew Roachford do for work?

Andrew Roachford worked as a singer[3], lyricist[4], composer[5], music interpreter[6], and keyboardist[7].

What awards did Andrew Roachford receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[14].

Related Entities

Columbia Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Common Thesaurus of Audiovisual Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3637529
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63220|batch #63220]]: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Andrew
    Sex or gender → male
    Notable work → —
    Family name → Roachford
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
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