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Ben Watt

British musician (born 1962)
Person Human Q2895586

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
December 6, 1962
Place of birth
Marylebone
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
disc jockey, record producer, composer, singer, musician
Educated at
University of Hull[12]
Father
Tommy Watt[8]
Mother
Romany Bain[9]
Spouse
Tracey Thorn[10]
Genre
alternative rock, indie pop[15][16]
Official website
benwatt.com[22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Birth name
Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt[25]
Copyright representative
PRS for Music[28]
Family name
Watt[18]
Given name
Benjamin, Brian, Thomas[19][20][21]
Member of
Everything but the Girl[13]
Name in native language
Ben Watt[26]
Partner in business or sport
Tracey Thorn[23]
Record label
Cherry Red[17]
Social media followers
5.0k (5.0k–29k, n=3)
Start of work period
1981[27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt en Ben Watt en Little Joey da Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt da Benjamin Brian Watt de Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt es Benjamin Brian Thomas Watt ja ベンジャミン・ブライアン・トーマス・ワット ja ベン・ワット ru Бен Уотт
🔖 Identifiers · 59
ISNI
0000000084127260
VIAF cluster ID
115801901
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96114984
GND ID
1052296858
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Benwatt sep09.JPG ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
ben_watt
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000165790
Apple Music artist ID
2148693
BBC Things ID
f0ab69ca-7eab-43ec-808a-4f172ea207ab
BIBSYS ID
10007840
Bandsintown artist ID
33042
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13901036c
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DR music artist ID
67651
Deezer artist ID
11266
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1052296858
Discogs artist ID
19004, 25304
FAST ID
384094
Facebook username
benwattmusic
Freebase ID
/m/01lywgh
GTAA ID
1488230
HAND ID
8471-2FCE-42D6-875A-BAEB
IMDb ID
nm0914951
IPI name number
00121956973, 00121939874
IdRef ID
251286797
Instagram username
benwatt
Jaxsta profile ID
7eff2a94-2c3f-4372-9fb5-f3414552c225
Kinopoisk person ID
615789
Linktree ID
benwatt
LyricsTranslate ID
ben-watt-lyrics.html
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
30960
MusicBrainz artist ID
9030ae90-4db2-4a9c-aa08-01cf17a86b58
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
15629
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000004689
Myspace ID
benwatt
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1386863
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073492299
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
3473
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803121401731
Pitchfork artist ID
33590-ben-watt
Rate Your Music artist ID
ben_watt
Resident Advisor artist ID
benwatt
SBN author ID
UFEV328833
SecondHandSongs artist ID
12771
Setlist.fm artist ID
63d6168f
Shazam artist ID
2148693
Songfacts artist ID
ben-watt
Songkick artist ID
322099
SoundCloud ID
ben_watt
Spotify artist ID
4RIOH6XCUt1Xr8NLUj2u66
Tidal artist ID
3575327
Tumblr username
benwatt
Universal Music France artist ID
10000052118
WhoSampled artist ID
Ben-Watt
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmXGW77rWRdkTJMytdPcP
X (Twitter) username
ben_watt, buzzin_fly
Yale LUX ID
person/a7ece9fc-d8b7-4b9f-ae1e-8cb43a827baf
Yandex Music artist ID
29882
Yle topic ID
18-160692
YouTube channel ID
UCnoMsOTH2x6Ujc-c0fdc-VQ

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 4
Missing, Missing, Wrong, Wrong
Mb:writer 4
Apron Strings, Apron Strings, I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love, I Didn't Know I Was Looking for Love
Occupation 4
composer, singer, disc jockey, record producer
Given name 3
Thomas, Benjamin, Brian
Mb:performer of 3
Fever Dream, Hendra, North Marine Drive
Genre 2
alternative rock, indie pop
Mb:lyricist 2
The Future of the Future (Stay Gold), The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)
Belongs to 1
Everything but the Girl
Copyright representative 1
PRS for Music
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
University of Hull
Family name 1
Watt
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Everything but the Girl
Member of 1
Everything but the Girl
Partner in business or sport 1
Tracey Thorn
Place of birth 1
Marylebone
Record label 1
Cherry Red
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Tracey Thorn
Spouses 1
Tracey Thorn
← Cast member 1
Love and Human Remains
← Mb:married 1
Tracey Thorn
← Partner in business or sport 1
Tracey Thorn
← Producer 1
Idlewild
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Summary

Ben Watt was born on December 6, 1962[1], in Marylebone[2]. He has worked as a disc jockey[3], record producer[4], composer[5], singer[6], and musician[7].

FAQs

Where was Ben Watt born?

Ben Watt was born in Marylebone[2].

Who were Ben Watt's parents?

Ben Watt's father was Tommy Watt[8]. Ben Watt's mother was Romany Bain[9].

Who was Ben Watt married to?

Ben Watt's spouses include Tracey Thorn[10].

What did Ben Watt do for work?

Ben Watt worked as a disc jockey[3], record producer[4], composer[5], singer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Ben Watt go to school?

Ben Watt was educated at University of Hull[12].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Tidal artist ID → 3575327
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