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Ian Watkins

1977 - 2025

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Ian David Karslake Watkins (30 July 1977 – 11 October 2025) was a Welsh singer, songwriter, and convicted child sex offender. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets from 1997 to 2012. Watkins founded Lostprophets with Lee Gaze in 1997, having previously been in a band called Fleshbind with him. Lostprophets released five studio albums, four of which made the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart, including Liberation Transmission which went to number 1 in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Watkins is the 2,151st most popular singer, the 5,602nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 209th most popular British Singer.

Ian Watkins was a Welsh musician best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Lostprophets. He gained notoriety for his criminal convictions related to child sex offenses.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ian Watkins ranks 2,149 out of 4,381. Before him are Roy Acuff, Yodrak Salakjai, Skip Spence, and Anita Doth. After him are Aurlus Mabélé, Wendy, Bjørn Tidmand, Rebecca Ferguson, Willie Brown, Arabian Prince, Ivan Moody, and Frederik Ndoci.

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Among people born in 1977, Ian Watkins ranks 282. Before him are Park Yong-ha, Manolo Cardona, Paul Pierce, Liza Weil, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Vitor Belfort. After him are Raylene, Scoot McNairy, Zuleikha Robinson, Adam Saitiev, Félix Sánchez, and Nicolas Kiefer. Among people deceased in 2025, Ian Watkins ranks 420. Before him are Viktor Shustikov, Andrejs Prohorenkovs, Peter David, Jules Feiffer, Mike McCallum, and Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya. After him are Yoshiharu Horii, Alevtina Olyunina, Jim Bolger, Jerry Adler, Raúl Grijalva, and Virginia Giuffre.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Watkins ranks 5,604 out of 8,785. Before him are Angus Wilson (1913), Warren Treadgold (1949), Regé-Jean Page (1988), Steve Ovett (1955), Zadie Smith (1975), and Steve Sumner (1955). After him are Alan Garner (1934), Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Dennis Poore (1916), Anna Friel (1976), Viv Anderson (1956), and Bryan Sykes (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Ian Watkins ranks 209. Before him are Long John Baldry (1941), Paul Jones (1942), George Ezra (1993), Jet Harris (1939), Ann Lee (1967), and Sam Ryder (1989). After him are Rebecca Ferguson (1986), Tommy Steele (1936), Sonique (1965), Kathy Kirby (1938), Rag'n'Bone Man (1985), and Adam Ant (1954).

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