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Pete Ham

1947 - 1975

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Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What", "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue". He also co-wrote the ballad "Without You", a worldwide number-one hit for Harry Nilsson that has become a standard covered by hundreds of artists. Ham was granted two Ivor Novello Awards related to the song in 1973. Ham died by suicide in 1975 at the age of 27, after Badfinger was financially ruined by their fraudulent manager Stan Polley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Ham is the 1,123rd most popular singer (up from 1,149th in 2019), the 3,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,134th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Pete Ham ranks 1,123 out of 4,381. Before him are Yasmin Levy, Randy Meisner, Sabahudin Kurt, Zaz, Eva Nansen, and Chava Alberstein. After him are Abbey Lincoln, Nikolai Slichenko, Natacha Atlas, Larin Paraske, Nek, and Arlo Guthrie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Pete Ham ranks 442. Before him are Afeni Shakur, Subhash Kak, Donovan Scott, Jozef Móder, Warren Clarke, and Amos Biwott. After him are Gerald McRaney, Arlo Guthrie, Christian Piot, Dave Alexander, Tristan Murail, and Marinho Peres. Among people deceased in 1975, Pete Ham ranks 163. Before him are Mikhail Yegorov, Tajuddin Ahmad, Arvo Askola, Clyde Tolson, Bruno Müller, and Mark Donohue. After him are Antonín Vodička, Krešimir Baranović, Marc Wright, Dave Alexander, James Blish, and Gary Thain.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Ham ranks 3,326 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Map (1140), Chris Waddle (1960), Dick Turpin (1705), Natalie Dormer (1982), Mary Delany (1700), and John Biscoe (1794). After him are Christopher Priest (1943), Benedict Wong (1971), Frederick Twort (1877), Bryan Robson (1957), Joseph Quinn (1994), and Simon Wright (1963).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Pete Ham ranks 123. Before him are Ice MC (1965), Al Atkins (1947), Nicky Hopkins (1944), Harry Styles (1994), Kiki Dee (1947), and Fish (1958). After him are Margaret Price (1941), James Arthur (1988), Bryan Johnson (1926), Mick Hucknall (1960), Emma Bunton (1976), and Paul Potts (1970).

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