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Kate Bush

English singer, pianist and songwriter (born 1958)
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Kate Bush
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Summary

Kate Bush was born on July 30, 1958[1], in Bexleyheath[2]. She has worked as a record producer[3], mime artist[4], recording artist[5], film actor[6], and singer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62,393 views/month, #2,745 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Welling[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Native language: English[11]
  • Occupation: songwriter[12], film director[13], composer[14], musician[15]
  • Field of work: music composing[16]
  • Educated at: London South East Colleges[17]
  • Notable work: Wuthering Heights[18], Running Up That Hill[19]
  • Award received: Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[21], Ivor Novello Awards[22]
  • Member of: PRS for Music[23]
  • Sex or gender: female[24]
  • Genre: art pop[25], progressive pop[26], singer-songwriter music[27], baroque pop[28], experimental pop[29], art rock[30], pop rock[31]
  • Record label: EMI[32], Columbia Records[33], Harvest[34]
  • Discography: Kate Bush discography[35]
  • Commons category: Kate Bush[36]
  • Voice type: soprano[37]
  • Unmarried partner: Del Palmer[38]
  • Sport: taekwondo[39]
  • Family name: Bush[40]
  • Given name: Catherine[41]
  • Official website: https://www.katebush.com/[42]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kate Bush[43]
  • Commons gallery: Kate Bush[44]
  • Honorific suffix: CBE[45]
  • Instrument: guitar[46], piano[47], cello[48], bass guitar[49], voice[50]

Why It Matters

Kate Bush has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

She has been cited as an influence by Alanis Morissette[53], a singer-songwriter[54], b. 1974[55], of Canada[56], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance[57], specialised in music composing[58]; Björk[59], a composer[60], b. 1965[61], of Iceland[62], awarded the Nordic Council Music Prize[63], specialised in poetry[64]; Chappell Roan[65], a singer[66], b. 1998[67], of United States[68], awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist[69]; Ellie Goulding[70], a singer-songwriter[71], b. 1986[72], of United Kingdom[73], specialised in music composing[74]; Fiona Apple[75], a singer-songwriter[76], b. 1977[77], of United States[78], specialised in music composing[79]; and Florence + the Machine[80], a rock band[81], founded in 2007[82].

FAQs

Where was Kate Bush born?

Kate Bush was born in Bexleyheath[2].

What did Kate Bush do for work?

Kate Bush worked as a record producer[3], mime artist[4], recording artist[5], film actor[6], and singer[7].

Where did Kate Bush go to school?

Kate Bush was educated at London South East Colleges[17].

What awards did Kate Bush receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[20], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[21], and Ivor Novello Awards[22].

Who did Kate Bush influence?

Kate Bush has been cited as an influence by Alanis Morissette[53], Björk[59], Chappell Roan[65], and Ellie Goulding[70].

Related Entities

Alanis Morissette Alan Stivell Birdy Björk Chappell Roan Columbia Records Ellie Goulding EMI Fiona Apple Gotye Harvest Hayley Westenra Jessie Ware Kimbra OutKast Sarah McLachlan Sharon den Adel Steven Wilson United Kingdom

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  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'c
    Sitelink count → 76
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Date of birth: 30 July 1958, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon ([[Wikidata:Requests for permissions/Bot/OKA bot 2|OKA bot task 2]])"
  2. 4w ago · 100cellsman · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → Katebushsignature.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Signature: Katebushsignature.svg"
  3. 6w ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ausstage person id → 473418
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ausstage person id: 473418, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/127315429|Kate Bush (#127315429)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4968|AusStage person]] #mix'"
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 371105
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 371105, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 119C-48AD-DE22-BBC4-976A
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  6. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007352282305171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007352282305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  7. 14w ago · Leode8891 · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Line music artist id → mi000000001cd6bac2, mi00000000008f85e7
    P14494 → 3364
    Genie artist id → 14936550
    Naver vibe artist id → 3804
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Bugs! artist id: 36027"
  8. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.katebush.com/
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other:0||97 */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  9. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eska.pl topic id → tg-ydRY-1zdr-WFj6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eska.pl topic id: tg-ydRY-1zdr-WFj6, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/250709813|Kate Bush (#250709813)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7420|eska.pl topi"
  10. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0085906-Bush-Kate-1958
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: p0085906-Bush-Kate-1958, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  11. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → record producer, mime artist, recording artist +6
    Dbnl author id → bush003
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: composer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  12. 21w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → catherine-bush
    Local thumb → —
    Occupation → record producer, mime artist, recording artist +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: catherine-bush, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917957|catherine bush (#289917957)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  13. 23w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Nme artist id → kate-bush
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nme artist id: kate-bush, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/214802911|kate bush (#214802911)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7190|NME artist]] #mix'n'"
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