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Also known as William Fay

British singer

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Fearless

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1943-09-09
Active to
2025-02-21
folk rocksinger-songwriter

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Listeners
153,970
Total plays
2,211,108

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folksinger-songwriterfolk rockexperimentalbritish

Bill Fay (born William Fay on 9 September 1943; died 21 February 2025) was a British singer-songwriter and pianist from London. Following an extended hiatus from the early 1970s, his work enjoyed a growing cult status in the 1990s, and his older works were re-issued in 1998 and 2004/2005. Fay's 2012 album Life Is People was his first album of all-new material since 1971. His final album, Countless Branches, was released on 17 January 2020. Fay began <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bill+Fay"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bill
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Occupation
pianist
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
piano
Record label
Deram
Image
Bill Fay By Erica Parrott 2012.jpg
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date of birth
1943-09-09
start of work period
1967-00-00
date of death
2025-02-22
end of work period
2025-00-00
name in native language
Bill Fay
birth name
William Fay
medical condition
Parkinson's disease
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