Maddy Prior

British folk singer, musician

Person human Q449192

Facts

20 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[9]
Date of birth: August 14, 1947
Place of birth: Blackpool
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom^[5]
Occupation: singer, musician
Educated at: St Albans Girls' School^[6]
Award received: Member of the Order of the British Empire^[7]
Genre: folk rock^[10]
Official website: www.maddyprior.co.uk^[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[17]
Birth name: Madeleine Edith Prior^[18]
Family name: Prior^[12]
Given name: Madeleine, Edith^[13]^[14]
Instrument: voice^[16]
Member of: Steeleye Span^[8]
Name in native language: Maddy Prior^[19]
P14750: 67DB-469D-8376-B645-6A04^[21]
Record label: Park Records^[11]
Start of work period: 1967^[20]

🏷️ Also known as

en Maddy Prior en Madeleine Edith Prior cs Maddy Priorová de Madelaine Edith Prior es Madelaine Edith Prior fa مادی پریر ja マディ・プライアー ru Maddy Prior ru Мэдди Прайор ru Прайор Мэдди ru Прайор, Мэдди sv Prior

🔖 Identifiers · 30

ISNI: 0000000114394897
VIAF cluster ID: 22331748
Library of Congress authority ID: n80086891
GND ID: 134488962
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Maddy Prior 7.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID: mn0000236287
BBC Things ID: ac558772-3e88-4ba2-b39c-62a3bad37f94
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13937201b
Deezer artist ID: 301631
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 134488962
Discogs artist ID: 91290
Freebase ID: /m/03hf_f

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GTAA ID: 259606
IMDb ID: nm1566960
Last.fm ID: Maddy+Prior, Maddy
Libraries Australia ID: 60828721
MusicBrainz artist ID: 49bbd690-3520-4d6e-b0af-1fcdc12d8062
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID: 169821
Muziekweb performer ID: M00000075060
NLA Trove people ID: 1821813
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:C2rl;=Bz
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 097900990
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803100346499
Rate Your Music artist ID: maddy_prior
Rock's Backpages artist ID: maddy-prior
SecondHandSongs artist ID: 39887
Songkick artist ID: 116500
TMDB person ID: 1624035
Tidal artist ID: 3548883
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJqQvhGRcwH3htkf98b8G3

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🔗 Connections

Mb:arranger 6

Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation, Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation, Allison Gross, Allison Gross, The Wee Wee Man, The Wee Wee Man

Mb:performer of 6

Changing Winds, Ballads and Candles, Happy Families, Hooked on Winning, Ravenchild, Woman in the Wings

Given name 2

Edith, Madeleine

Award received 1

Member of the Order of the British Empire

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom

Genre 1

folk rock

Instance of 1

human

Instrument 1

voice

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Mb:collaboration 1

Silly Sisters

Mb:member of band 1

Steeleye Span

Mb:parent 1

Rose Kemp

Member of 1

Steeleye Span

Occupation 1

singer

Place of birth 1

Blackpool

Sex or gender 1

female

← Contributor to the creative work or subject 1

Exposed

← Mb:married 1

Rick Kemp

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Summary

Maddy Prior was born on August 14, 1947^[1], in Blackpool^[2]. She has worked as a singer^[3] and musician^[4].

FAQs

Where was Maddy Prior born?

Maddy Prior was born in Blackpool^[2].

What did Maddy Prior do for work?

Maddy Prior worked as a singer^[3] and musician^[4].

Where did Maddy Prior go to school?

Maddy Prior was educated at St Albans Girls' School^[6].

What awards did Maddy Prior receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire^[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Maddy Prior — place of birth (P19): Blackpool. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Maddy Prior — sex or gender (P21): female. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Maddy Prior — country of citizenship (P27): United Kingdom. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Maddy Prior — educated at (P69): St Albans Girls' School. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Maddy Prior — occupation (P106): singer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Maddy Prior — occupation (P106): musician. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Maddy Prior — genre (P136): folk rock. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Maddy Prior — award received (P166): Member of the Order of the British Empire. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Maddy Prior — record label (P264): Park Records. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Maddy Prior — member of (P463): Steeleye Span. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Maddy Prior — date of birth (P569): August 14, 1947. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Maddy Prior — family name (P734): Prior. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Maddy Prior — given name (P735): Madeleine. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Maddy Prior — given name (P735): Edith. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Maddy Prior — official website (P856): http://www.maddyprior.co.uk/. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Maddy Prior — instrument (P1303): voice. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Maddy Prior — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Maddy Prior — birth name (P1477): Madeleine Edith Prior. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Maddy Prior — name in native language (P1559): Maddy Prior. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Maddy Prior — start of work period (P2031): 1967. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Maddy Prior — P14750 (P14750): 67DB-469D-8376-B645-6A04. wikidata.org.

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4d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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