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English singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Germany's Violations of the the Laws of War 1914-1915 - Compiled under the Auspices of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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  • Cor Baby, That's Really Me!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1952-10-02
acoustic punkclassic pop and rockpunkrocksinger-songwriter

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
10,429
Total plays
87,528

Tags

punksinger-songwriteralternativerockbritish

John Otway, (born October 2, 1952, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality. Although his first single, Gypsy/Misty Mountain was released in 1972, Otway shot to fame on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test. His sixth single, the half-spoken love song Really Free reached numbe

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Aylesbury
Occupation
entertainer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Polydor
Official website
www.johnotway.com
Image
John Otway.jpg
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date of birth
1952-10-02
Commons category
John Otway
start of work period
1969-00-00
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