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Kate Bush

1958 - Today

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Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Bush began writing songs at age 11. She was signed to EMI Records after David Gilmour of Pink Floyd helped produce a demo tape. In 1978, at the age of 19, she topped the UK singles chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a fully self-written song. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kate Bush is the 59th most popular singer (up from 61st in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 284th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Singer.

Kate Bush is a British singer-songwriter and musician. She is most famous for her song "Wuthering Heights" which was released in 1978.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kate Bush ranks 59 out of 4,381. Before her are Sammy Davis Jr., Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Jacques Brel, Albano Carrisi, Sade, and Shakira. After her are Sinéad O'Connor, James Brown, Amanda Lear, 50 Cent, Nina Simone, and George Michael.

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Among people born in 1958, Kate Bush ranks 7. Before her are Madonna, Michael Jackson, Ursula von der Leyen, Droupadi Murmu, Olaf Scholz, and Andrea Bocelli. After her are Sharon Stone, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Tim Burton, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Gary Oldman, and Mehmet Ali Ağca.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kate Bush ranks 318 out of 8,785. Before her are Anne Brontë (1820), William Golding (1911), Thomas Reid (1710), Roger Waters (1943), Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901), and Robert Shaw (1927). After her are Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766), Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Tim Berners-Lee (1955), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), and Frederick North, Lord North (1732).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kate Bush ranks 8. Before her are David Bowie (1947), Marianne Faithfull (1946), Brian Johnson (1947), Mick Jagger (1943), Ozzy Osbourne (1948), and Phil Collins (1951). After her are George Michael (1963), Rod Stewart (1945), Joe Cocker (1944), John Lydon (1956), Ian Gillan (1945), and Morrissey (1959).

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