MUSICIAN

Pete Shelley

1955 - 2018

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Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He formed early punk band Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976, and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" in 1978. The band broke up in 1981 and reformed at the end of the decade. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Shelley is the 2,658th most popular musician (down from 2,627th in 2024), the 6,592nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,435th in 2019) and the 426th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Pete Shelley ranks 2,658 out of 3,175. Before her are Imelda May, Bill Dixon, Gustaph, Katharina Wagner, Pete Sandoval, and Don Was. After her are Biosphere, Cynthia Weil, Terry Date, Diana King, Will Hunt, and Samu Haber.

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Among people born in 1955, Pete Shelley ranks 666. Before her are Ann Bancroft, Rohini Hattangadi, Butch Johnson, Mike Parson, David Dhawan, and Prakash Padukone. After her are Cedric Maxwell, Gulshan Grover, Jay McInerney, Hugh Padgham, Wilhelm Molterer, and Stoyanka Kurbatova. Among people deceased in 2018, Pete Shelley ranks 591. Before her are Eric Bristow, Mathilde Krim, Carlos Ezquerra, Margaret Heckler, Robert Bergland, and Maya Jribi. After her are Liam O'Flynn, Arnaud Beltrame, Charles Krauthammer, Terry A. Davis, Chelsi Smith, and Annapurna Devi.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Pete Shelley ranks 6,594 out of 8,785. Before her are Adam Tooze (1967), Felicity Kendal (1946), Adam Armstrong (1997), Khalid Abdalla (1980), Leslie Ward (1851), and Jonny Brownlee (1990). After her are Najla El Mangoush (1973), Anoushka Shankar (1981), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Brendan Foster (1948), Alistair Petrie (1970), and Paul Kaye (1964).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Pete Shelley ranks 426. Before her are Peter Asher (1944), Fran Healy (1973), Passenger (1984), Michael Kiwanuka (1987), Jools Holland (1958), and Cecil Sharp (1859). After her are Tim Rice-Oxley (1976), Jacob Collier (1994), Femi Kuti (1962), Tom Robinson (1950), Panjabi MC (1973), and Martin Carthy (1941).

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