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Alison Balsom

1978 - Today

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Alison Louise Balsom, Lady Mendes, (born 7 October 1978) is a retired English trumpet soloist. She is an arranger, producer, and music educator. Balsom was awarded Artist of the Year at the 2013 Gramophone Awards and has won three Classic BRIT Awards and three German Echo Awards, and was a soloist at the BBC Last Night of the Proms in 2009 and finally in 2025. She was the artistic director of the 2019 Cheltenham Music Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Alison Balsom is the 3,117th most popular musician (down from 2,916th in 2024), the 7,546th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 7,174th in 2019) and the 496th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alison Balsom ranks 3,117 out of 3,175. Before her are Sak Noel, Ilan Eshkeri, Felix Jaehn, Tommy Page, Stephen Malkmus, and Dave Baksh. After her are Oh Land, Sidney Samson, Benee, Peter Lindgren, Joey Vera, and Sam Feldt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Alison Balsom ranks 1,038. Before her are Yelena Grigoryeva, Foxy Brown, Davor Kus, Adepero Oduye, Austin Aries, and Darío Figueroa. After her are Mariam Ghani, Roberto Monzón, Tomomi Miyamoto, Sylvie Tellier, Terrence Trammell, and Ennis Esmer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alison Balsom ranks 7,548 out of 8,785. Before her are Nicole Cooke (1983), James Blake (1988), Jesse Armstrong (1970), Derek Johnstone (1953), Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (1985), and Shane Meadows (1972). After her are Oliver Letwin (1956), Kwasi Kwarteng (1975), Brian Kennedy (1966), Ian Stannard (1987), Milind Soman (1965), and Rob Lee (1966).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Alison Balsom ranks 496. Before her are Giles Martin (1969), Matt Helders (1986), Geoff Barrow (1971), Gary Lightbody (1976), Beth Orton (1970), and Ilan Eshkeri (1977). After her are Patrick Wolf (1983), Sonja Aldén (1977), Lauren Harris (1984), Mr. Scruff (1972), Jake Bugg (1994), and Duke Dumont (1982).

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