Ian Gillan
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Ian Gillan is an English rock singer best known as the lead vocalist of Deep Purple, renowned for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and influential role in hard rock and heavy metal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ian Gillan canonical | 5 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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record producer ⓘ rock singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Deep Purple
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Ian Paice NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Ritchie Blackmore NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Iommi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-08-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Gillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
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hard rock ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Ian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
harmonica
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percussion ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential role in hard rock
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influential role in heavy metal ⓘ powerful wide-ranging voice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Black Sabbath
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Deep Purple NERFINISHED ⓘ Gillan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Gillan Band NERFINISHED ⓘ WhoCares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ian Gillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
lead vocalist of Deep Purple
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role of Jesus in "Jesus Christ Superstar" studio album ⓘ vocals on "Child in Time" ⓘ vocals on "Highway Star" ⓘ vocals on "Perfect Strangers" ⓘ vocals on "Smoke on the Water" ⓘ vocals on "Woman from Tokyo" ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chiswick
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| recordLabel |
EMI
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Polydor Records ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
| residence | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Bron Gillan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | tenor ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.