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Genesis P-Orridge

1950 - 2020

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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (born Neil Andrew Megson; 22 February 1950 – 14 March 2020) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, poet, performance artist, visual artist, and occultist who rose to notoriety as the founder of the COUM Transmissions artistic collective and lead vocalist of seminal industrial band Throbbing Gristle. They were also a founding member of Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth occult group, and fronted the experimental pop rock band Psychic TV. Born in Manchester, P-Orridge developed an early interest in art, occultism, and the avant-garde while at Solihull School. After dropping out of studies at the University of Hull, they moved into a counter-cultural commune in London and adopted Genesis P-Orridge as their pseudonym. On returning to Hull, they founded COUM Transmissions with Cosey Fanni Tutti, and in 1973 they relocated to London. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Genesis P-Orridge is the 412th most popular singer (up from 1,101st in 2019), the 1,600th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,042nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 412 out of 4,381. Before her are Wolf Biermann, Adelina Patti, Dave Gahan, Liz Mitchell, Jackie Jackson, and Sacha Distel. After her are Seal, Amr Diab, Gazebo, Anthony Kiedis, Christina Aguilera, and David Byron.

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Among people born in 1950, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 121. Before her are Javier Clemente, Googoosh, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Eric Carr, Miho Kaneda, and Jeffery Deaver. After her are Rick Baker, Charles, Prince Napoléon, Yuki Fushimi, Martin Short, Philippe Barbarin, and Arthur D. Levinson. Among people deceased in 2020, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 136. Before her are Robert Trump, Peter Green, Marian Jaworski, Michel Hidalgo, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and Agne Simonsson. After her are Ilija Petković, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, Mesut Yılmaz, Miloš Jakeš, Alejandro Sabella, and Charles Moore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 1,600 out of 8,785. Before her are William Burges (1827), David Trimble (1944), Denis Thatcher (1915), Martin Shaw (1945), Martin Lowry (1874), and Matt Bellamy (1978). After her are Seal (1963), Thomas Addison (1793), John Powell (1963), Gerry Byrne (1938), Ricky Gervais (1961), and Thomas Arne (1710).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Genesis P-Orridge ranks 55. Before her are Peter Green (1946), Susan Boyle (1961), Shirley Bassey (1937), Albert Hammond (1944), Malcolm McLaren (1946), and Dave Gahan (1962). After her are Seal (1963), David Byron (1947), Jon Anderson (1944), Jessie J (1988), Sandie Shaw (1947), and Maggie Reilly (1956).

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