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Beth Orton

1970 - Today

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Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, Red Snapper and the Chemical Brothers in the mid-1990s. Her UK/US first solo album, Trailer Park, received much critical acclaim in 1996. Orton developed a devoted audience with the release of the BRIT Award-winning album Central Reservation (1999) and the 2002 UK top 10 album, Daybreaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Beth Orton is the 2,969th most popular musician (down from 2,839th in 2019), the 7,359th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,939th in 2019) and the 481st most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Beth Orton ranks 2,969 out of 3,175Before her are Oren Lavie, Matt Flynn, Frank Turner, Gary Lightbody, Sungha Jung, and Sarah Dawn Finer. After her are Tim Drummond, Alela Diane, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, James MacDonough, and Ben McKee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Beth Orton ranks 980Before her are Susan Tedeschi, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Will Chase, Mike Burns, Rob Letterman, and Marko Asell. After her are Tomoaki Ōgami, Jeremy Roenick, Rob Pardo, Shinji Fujiyoshi, Aleksandar Đurić, and James MacDonough.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Beth Orton ranks 7,361 out of 8,785Before her are Camille Coduri (1965), Helen Morgan (1966), Jack Osbourne (1985), Will Self (1961), Mike Bailey (1988), and Tony Mowbray (1963). After her are George Burley (1956), Ashley Madekwe (1983), Scott Booth (1971), Danny Dyer (1977), Katherine Jenkins (1980), and Anjem Choudary (1967).

Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Beth Orton ranks 481Before her are Paul Epworth (1974), Jen Ledger (1989), Jonas Blue (1989), Matt Helders (1986), Geoff Barrow (1971), and Gary Lightbody (1976). After her are Alison Balsom (1978), Patrick Wolf (1983), Sonja Aldén (1977), Lauren Harris (1984), Mr. Scruff (1972), and Jake Bugg (1994).