Ed Harcourt

English singer-songwriter
Person human Q2330552
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Ed Harcourt

Summary

Ed Harcourt is a human[1]. He was born in Lewes[2]. He was born on August 14, 1977[3]. He worked as a singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], and pianist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Ed Harcourt was born in Lewes[2].
  • Ed Harcourt was born on August 14, 1977[3].
  • Ed Harcourt held citizenship in United Kingdom[8].
  • Ed Harcourt worked as a singer-songwriter[4].
  • Ed Harcourt's professions included singer[5].
  • Ed Harcourt worked as a pianist[6].
  • Ed Harcourt is recorded as male[9].
  • Ed Harcourt's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Ed Harcourt's genre is jazz fusion[11].
  • Ed Harcourt's discography is recorded as Ed Harcourt discography[12].
  • Ed Harcourt's Commons category is recorded as Ed Harcourt[13].
  • Ed Harcourt's family name is recorded as Harcourt[14].
  • Ed Harcourt's given name is recorded as Ed[15].
  • Ed Harcourt's official website is recorded as http://www.edharcourt.com[16].
  • Ed Harcourt's official website is recorded as https://edharcourtmusic.com/[17].
  • Ed Harcourt's instrument is recorded as piano[18].
  • Ed Harcourt's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Ed Harcourt's instrument is recorded as guitar[20].
  • Ed Harcourt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Ed Harcourt's start of work period is recorded as 2000[22].
  • Ed Harcourt's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+2075080'}[23].
  • Ed Harcourt's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10534'}[24].
  • Ed Harcourt's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10407'}[25].
  • Ed Harcourt's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+10245'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1977-08-14[29]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie rock, singer-songwriter[30]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, indie rock, rock and indie, singer-songwriter[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0cda9358-1def-49aa-a0ff-10320f40522f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Ed Harcourt's place of birth was Lewes[2]. He was born on August 14, 1977[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], and pianist[6].

Why It Matters

Ed Harcourt ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Ed Harcourt born?

Ed Harcourt's place of birth was Lewes[2].

What did Ed Harcourt do for work?

Ed Harcourt worked as singer-songwriter[4], singer[5], and pianist[6].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, singer, pianist
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  2. 27d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label ['Q375229', 'Q193023']
    Social media followers {'amount': '+10534'}, {'amount': '+10407'}, {'amount': '+10245'}
    Occupation singer-songwriter, singer, pianist
    Instance of human
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6927]]: ed-harcourt, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214807247|ed harcourt (#214807247)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mi"
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