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Eric Andersen

American musician
Person human Q712090
Eric Andersen
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 14, 1943
Place of birth
Pittsburgh
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, recording artist, new media artist, composer, musician[9][10]
Award received
Spellemannprisen i roots og country[11]
Genre
traditional folk music[14]
Official website
www.ericandersen.com[19]
Work location
Copenhagen[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Different from
Eric Andersen[25]
Discography
Eric Andersen discography[16]
Family name
Andersen[17]
Floruit
1960[23]
Given name
Eric[18]
Instrument
guitar, voice[21][22]
Movement
American folk music revival[13]
P14750
495F-5858-1765-BA17-507F[27]
Record label
Fast Folk[15]
Start of work period
1963[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Eric Andersen ar إريك أندرسن fa اریک اندرسن he אריק אנדרסון ja エリック・アンダーセン ja エリック・アンダースン ja エリック・アンダーソン ja エリック・アンデルセン ko 에릭 앤더슨 ru Эрик Андерсен zh 埃里克·安德森
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000121006987
VIAF cluster ID
37125009
Library of Congress authority ID
n91115173
GND ID
134679350
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000799233
BIBSYS ID
64197
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141497344
Billboard artist ID
eric-andersen
CONOR.SI ID
162704483
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10301030
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1860
Deezer artist ID
73490
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134679350
Discogs artist ID
873899
FAST ID
294905
Festivaletteratura person ID
936
Film.ru person ID
erik-andersen-0
Freebase ID
/m/01pl5l8
GTAA ID
223850
Genius artist ID
Eric-andersen
Genius artist numeric ID
362726
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Eric_Andersen
IMDb ID
nm0026133
IdRef ID
172574714
Kinobaza person ID
eric-andersen-0
Kinobox person ID
121177
Laut.de artist ID
Eric-Andersen
MYmovies person ID
306782
MusicBrainz artist ID
69268541-0d69-4e0b-a121-2697bc8fff1b
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
24266
NUKAT ID
n2011172729
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007396618905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
095752889
Notable Names Database ID
002/000041876
OpenMLOL author ID
124054
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095411782
SBN author ID
UBOV514882
Songkick artist ID
340874
TMDB person ID
2325713
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpYvwHqD4HjvVWCfch4MP
Yale LUX ID
person/8c6cb068-c4d3-4233-9963-e06db21301ee
ČSFD person ID
186327

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 6
Today Is the Highway, Danko/Fjeld/Andersen, Ghosts Upon the Road, Ridin' on the Blinds, Stages: The Lost Album, Tight in the Night
Occupation 4
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, recording artist
Instrument 2
guitar, voice
Mb:composer 2
Thirsty Boots, Thirsty Boots
Mb:lyricist 2
Thirsty Boots, Thirsty Boots
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Eric Andersen
Family name 1
Andersen
Genre 1
traditional folk music
Given name 1
Eric
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Movement 1
American folk music revival
Place of birth 1
Pittsburgh
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Copenhagen
← Cast member 1
American Masters
← FactGrid item ID 1
Zhuravline
← Mb:married 1
Debbie Green
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Summary

Eric Andersen was born on February 14, 1943[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], singer-songwriter[5], recording artist[6], and new media artist[7].

FAQs

Where was Eric Andersen born?

Eric Andersen was born in Pittsburgh[2].

What did Eric Andersen do for work?

Eric Andersen worked as a singer[3], songwriter[4], singer-songwriter[5], recording artist[6], and new media artist[7].

What awards did Eric Andersen receive?

Honors received include Spellemannprisen i roots og country[11].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 73490
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  2. 20d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'mzn',
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → eric-andersen-0
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person ID: eric-andersen-0, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  4. 10w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 495F-5858-1765-BA17-507F
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:اریک اندرسن]]"
  5. 18w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RKDartists ID → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ RKDartists ID: 482535"
  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://www.ericandersen.com
    Website → —
    Genre → —
    Instrument → guitar, voice
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32149|batch #32149]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (33)"
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