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Peter Christopherson

1955 - 2010

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Peter Martin Christopherson (27 February 1955 – 25 November 2010), also known as Sleazy, was an English musician, music video director, commercial artist, designer, and photographer. He was best known as a member of design agency Hipgnosis and a co-founder of the bands Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, and Coil. He also directed the Nine Inch Nails short musical horror film Broken (1993). After his relocation to Thailand in 2005, he embarked on a solo career under the name The Threshold HouseBoys Choir. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Christopherson is the 2,226th most popular musician (up from 2,428th in 2024), the 5,697th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,025th in 2019) and the 371st most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Peter Christopherson ranks 2,226 out of 3,175. Before him are John Edwards, Shawn Drover, Michael Landau, Atom Willard, Sven Erik Kristiansen, and Barriemore Barlow. After him are Harvey Mason, Charlie Benante, Jimmy DeGrasso, Michael Poulsen, Frank Gambale, and Tom Paxton.

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Among people born in 1955, Peter Christopherson ranks 565. Before him are Nello Musumeci, Esteban Vigo, Labid Khalifa, Carmen Reinhart, Sam Simon, and Corey Burton. After him are Ladislav Vízek, Enith Brigitha, Jan Versleijen, Nilüfer, Gernot Jurtin, and Jan Berger. Among people deceased in 2010, Peter Christopherson ranks 433. Before him are Clive Donner, Christoph Schlingensief, James Moody, Harvey Pekar, Oleg Kopayev, and Vicki Draves. After him are David Thompson, Simon Monjack, Krystyna Bochenek, Sammy Baird, Zbigniew Wassermann, and Edwin Valero.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Christopherson ranks 5,699 out of 8,785. Before him are Barriemore Barlow (1949), Lionel Atwill (1885), Walter Chaffe (1870), Henry Worsley (1960), Reginald Hill (1936), and Danny Welbeck (1990). After him are William Gott (1897), Roland Young (1887), A. H. Albut (null), Hermione Gingold (1897), Jackie Blanchflower (1933), and Peter Westbury (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Peter Christopherson ranks 371. Before him are Andy Powell (1950), Jeffrey Hammond (1946), Dee Palmer (1937), Rod Temperton (1949), John Edwards (1953), and Barriemore Barlow (1949). After him are John Evan (1948), Des'ree (1968), Tom Chaplin (1979), Guy Fletcher (1960), Guy Berryman (1978), and Guy Pratt (1962).

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