Lhasa de Sela

American singer
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Lhasa de Sela

Summary

Lhasa de Sela is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Big Indian[2]. She was born on September 27, 1972[3]. She died in Montreal[4]. She died on January 1, 2010[5]. She worked as a singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], composer[8], and musician[9]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Lhasa de Sela was born in Big Indian[2].
  • Lhasa de Sela died in Montreal[4].
  • Lhasa de Sela was born on September 27, 1972[3].
  • Lhasa de Sela died on January 1, 2010[5].
  • Burial took place at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery[11].
  • Lhasa de Sela held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Lhasa de Sela held citizenship in Mexico[13].
  • Lhasa de Sela held citizenship in Canada[14].
  • Lhasa de Sela worked as a singer-songwriter[6].
  • Lhasa de Sela's professions included singer[7].
  • Lhasa de Sela worked as a composer[8].
  • Lhasa de Sela's professions included musician[9].
  • Lhasa de Sela's field of work was music composing[15].
  • Lhasa de Sela's education included a stint at St. John's College[16].
  • Lhasa de Sela's education included a stint at The Urban School of San Francisco[17].
  • Lhasa de Sela received the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year[18].
  • Lhasa de Sela's religion is recorded as Judaism[19].
  • Lhasa de Sela is recorded as female[20].
  • Lhasa de Sela's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Lhasa de Sela's genre is alternative rock[22].
  • Lhasa de Sela's genre is world music[23].
  • Lhasa de Sela's genre is folk music[24].
  • Lhasa de Sela's record label is recorded as Audiogram[25].
  • Lhasa de Sela's Commons category is recorded as Lhasa de Sela[26].
  • The cause of death was breast cancer[27].

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[28]

  • Country: CA[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-09-27[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2010-01-01[31]

  • Genre(s): folk, latin, singer-songwriter[32]

  • Community tags: 00s, 90s, canada, female vocalists, folk, latin, mexico, singer-songwriter, world[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95db1c7c-21b8-4956-82ad-20217cd5d395[34]

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Origins and Family

Lhasa de Sela's place of birth was Big Indian[2]. She was born on September 27, 1972[3].

Education

Educated at St. John's College[16], a liberal arts college in the United States[35], in United States[36], founded in 1696[37] and The Urban School of San Francisco[17], a university-preparatory school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1966[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], composer[8], and musician[9]. Lhasa de Sela's field of work was music composing[15].

Recognition

Lhasa de Sela received the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year[18].

Personal Life

Lhasa de Sela's religion is recorded as Judaism[19].

Death and Burial

Lhasa de Sela died on January 1, 2010[5]. She passed away in Montreal[4]. The cause of death was breast cancer[27]. Burial took place at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Lhasa de Sela ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (482 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] She is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

She has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar[43], a musician[44], b. 1990[45], of United States[46].

FAQs

Where was Lhasa de Sela born?

Born in Big Indian[2], Lhasa de Sela…

Where did Lhasa de Sela die?

Lhasa de Sela passed away in Montreal[4].

What did Lhasa de Sela do for work?

Lhasa de Sela worked as singer-songwriter[6], singer[7], composer[8], and musician[9].

Where did Lhasa de Sela go to school?

Lhasa de Sela was educated at St. John's College[16] and The Urban School of San Francisco[17].

What awards did Lhasa de Sela receive?

Honors received include Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year[18].

Who did Lhasa de Sela influence?

Lhasa de Sela has been cited as an influence by Nicolas Jaar[43].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genius artist id Lhasa-de-sela
    Youtube channel id UC59idIf9Mh9s_v7_t2rQp6A
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:mzn:لهاسا د سلا]]"
  2. 5w ago · ~2026-36384-30 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Album of the year artist id 13368
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7050]]: 13368"
  3. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description American singer
    P14750 E159-071B-9C88-94DA-C72D
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  4. 17w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation singer-songwriter, singer, composer +1
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  5. 18w ago · Hannolans · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre
    Family name Sela
    Languages spoken, written or signed Spanish, English
    Has works in the collection collection d’estampes de la Bibliothèque nationale de BAnQ
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7763]]: [[Q73555012]], Add copyright status based on date of death"
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