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Delia Derbyshire

1937 - 2001

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Delia Ann Derbyshire (5 May 1937 – 3 July 2001) was an English musician and composer of electronic music. She carried out notable work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop during the 1960s, including her electronic arrangement of the theme music to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. She has been referred to as "the unsung heroine of British electronic music", having influenced musicians including Aphex Twin, the Chemical Brothers and Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Delia Derbyshire is the 1,374th most popular musician (up from 1,803rd in 2019), the 3,729th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,592nd in 2019) and the 230th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Delia Derbyshire ranks 1,374 out of 3,175. Before her are Phil Woods, Manu Katché, John Mayhew, Nigel Kennedy, Gram Parsons, and Ron Asheton. After her are Maynard James Keenan, Jorma Kaukonen, Jonny Greenwood, Ralph Towner, Renée Fleming, and Parov Stelar.

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Among people born in 1937, Delia Derbyshire ranks 358. Before her are Ali Treki, Bruno Mora, Una Stubbs, Sidney Coleman, Helmut Recknagel, and Guido Vildoso. After her are David Acevedo, Regimantas Adomaitis, John Devitt, Antonio Betancort, David Bailie, and Nélida Piñon. Among people deceased in 2001, Delia Derbyshire ranks 223. Before her are Giancarlo Brusati, Édouard Artigas, Ettore Puricelli, Milorad B. Protić, Juan José Arreola, and Martha Mödl. After her are Juan Acuña, Alberto Gallardo, René Bondoux, Malcom McLean, Kamal Ranadive, and Gerhard Stoltenberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Delia Derbyshire ranks 3,730 out of 8,785. Before her are Gareth Evans (1980), Joe Gomez (1997), Kaya Scodelario (1992), Dudley Pound (1877), Michael Mann (1942), and Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920). After her are John Polkinghorne (1930), Joe Abercrombie (1974), Nigel Terry (1945), Billy McNeill (1940), Jack McConnell (1960), and Lucy Walter (1630).

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Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Delia Derbyshire ranks 230. Before her are Jason Bonham (1966), Clifford Curzon (1907), Sophie (1986), John Steel (1941), John Mayhew (1947), and Nigel Kennedy (1956). After her are Jonny Greenwood (1971), Andrew Davis (1944), Trevor Bolder (1950), Simon Gallup (1960), Peter Grant (1935), and Gordon Haskell (1946).

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