Chris Rea

Summary

Chris Rea is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Middlesbrough^[2]. He was born on March 4, 1951^[3]. He passed away in London^[4]. He died on December 22, 2025^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], recording artist^[8], actor^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,412 views/month, #5,707 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Chris Rea's place of birth was Middlesbrough^[2].
• Chris Rea died in London^[4].
• Chris Rea was born on March 4, 1951^[3].
• Chris Rea died on December 22, 2025^[5].
• Chris Rea held citizenship in United Kingdom^[12].
• English was Chris Rea's native language^[13].
• Chris Rea's professions included singer-songwriter^[6].
• Chris Rea worked as a singer^[7].
• Chris Rea worked as a recording artist^[8].
• Chris Rea's professions included actor^[9].
• Chris Rea's professions included musician^[10].
• Chris Rea's professions included guitarist^[14].
• Chris Rea's field of work was music^[15].
• Chris Rea's field of work was rock music^[16].
• Chris Rea's field of work was blues^[17].
• Chris Rea's field of work was singing^[18].
• Chris Rea's field of work was guitar performance^[19].
• Chris Rea's field of work was music production^[20].
• Chris Rea was a member of Willie and the Poor Boys^[21].
• Chris Rea is recorded as male^[22].
• Chris Rea's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Chris Rea's genre is rock music^[24].
• Chris Rea's genre is blues^[25].
• Chris Rea's genre is soft rock^[26].
• Chris Rea's genre is pop rock^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1951-03-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-12-22^[31]

• Genre(s): blues, blues rock, british blues, electric blues, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[32]

• Community tags: blues, blues rock, bookmark, british blues, electric blues, pop, pop rock, rock, soft rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c707b37e-cb5c-4694-be4d-46beefcb2475^[34]

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Origins and Family

Chris Rea was born in Middlesbrough^[2]. He was born on March 4, 1951^[3]. English was his native language^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], recording artist^[8], actor^[9], musician^[10], and guitarist^[14]. Fields of work include music^[15], a type of arts^[35]; rock music^[16], a music genre^[36], founded in 1948^[37]; blues^[17], a music genre^[38], founded in 1890^[39]; singing^[18], a type of activity^[40]; guitar performance^[19]; and music production^[20], a manufacturing process^[41].

Death and Burial

Chris Rea died on December 22, 2025^[5]. He died in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Chris Rea ranks in the top 0.57% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,412 views/month, #5,707 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Chris Rea born?

Chris Rea was born in Middlesbrough^[2].

Where did Chris Rea die?

Chris Rea died in London^[4].

What did Chris Rea do for work?

Chris Rea worked as singer-songwriter^[6], singer^[7], recording artist^[8], actor^[9], and musician^[10].