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Nick Cave

1957 - Today

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Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, writer, and actor who fronts the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love, and violence. Born and raised in rural Victoria, Cave studied art in Melbourne before fronting the Birthday Party, one of the city's leading post-punk bands, in the late 1970s. In 1980, the band moved to London, England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Cave is the 316th most popular musician (up from 381st in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Australia (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nick Cave ranks 316 out of 3,175. Before him are Per Gessle, John Mayall, Carl Michael Bellman, Roger Daltrey, Heinrich Neuhaus, and Grover Washington Jr.. After him are Mick Jones, Ike Turner, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Jan Garbarek, Billy Idol, and Agathe Backer Grøndahl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Nick Cave ranks 53. Before him are Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Kevin McHale, Theo van Gogh, Michael Cretu, Michael Madsen, and Georgi Parvanov. After him are Bamir Topi, Anna Lindh, Janick Gers, John Turturro, Marita Koch, and Hwang Kyo-ahn.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Nick Cave ranks 55 out of 1,143. Before him are Annette Kellermann (1887), Ned Kelly (1855), Michael Jeffery (1937), Alan Jones (1946), Jason Clarke (1969), and Rod Taylor (1930). After him are Simon Baker (1969), Roy Emerson (1936), Barry Marshall (1951), Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), and Tim Cahill (1979).

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Among MUSICIANS In Australia

Among musicians born in Australia, Nick Cave ranks 3. Before him are Sia (1975), and Lisa Gerrard (1961). After him are Phil Rudd (1954), Flea (1962), David Helfgott (1947), Michael Hutchence (1960), Mark Evans (1956), Daevid Allen (1938), Colin Burgess (1946), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), and John Williams (1941).

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