Musician Dictionary

Delia Derbyshire

English musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001)

DescriptionEnglish musician and composer of electronic music (1937–2001)
Source: Wikidata
Born1937-05-05
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceCoventry Coventry
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2001-07-03
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathNorthampton Northampton
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited Kingdom
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryGB
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer electronic musician engineer film score composer musician
Source: Wikidata
Genreselectronic music
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe BBC Radiophonic Workshop Electrophon Unit Delta Plus White Noise
Source: MusicBrainz

Also known as

Delia Ann Derbyshire Li De La Russe Russe Russell

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Identifiers

mbid: 530068ef-0762-4969-871c-0c2c11e0c105 · wikidata: Q29544 · isni: 0000000077928000 · discogs: 131041, 410748 · spotify: 7xVgcD64SOhLoXfCxN7yg8

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