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Mark Edward Smith was a British singer, lyricist, songwriter, and poet. Born in Salford, Lancashire, England, in 1957, he was the front man of the post-punk band The Fall. His musical career spanned from 1978 until 2018, during which he released works such as *Wheels of Change*, *Salt Lake City Cemetery*, *Renegade*, and *Otherwise*. He was associated with the record label Rough Trade and was a member of the Socialist Workers Party.
Smith’s work encompassed genres including post-punk, alternative rock, art punk, and experimental music, often featuring spoken word elements. He was married to Brix Smith and wrote in the English language. He died in Prestwich in 2018 due to lung and kidney cancer.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Wheels of Change
- Salt Lake City Cemetery
- Renegade
- Otherwise
- FALL
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Film & TV
Salford, Lancashire, England
Mark Edward Smith was a singer, songwriter and inimitable front man of post punk Manchester band The Fall.
Known for
- 30 Minutes On A Manchester Slag Heap — Self2019
- It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline — Himself2014
- Punk Britannia2012
- A Leisure Society of Severe Preponderence — Himself2011
- The Fall — Himself2009
- The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith — Himself2005
- The Fall – Live At The Haçienda 1983-1985 — Himself2005
- John Peel's Record Box — Self2005
- Ideal — Jesus Christ2005
- The Fall: A Touch Sensitive Live — Himself2004
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1957
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
Member of
- The Fall1976–2018
- Von Südenfed
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,467
- Total plays
- 16,465
Tags
Mark E. Smith (5 March 1957 - 24 January 2018) was the lead singer, lyricist, co-composer and frontman of The Fall, a renowned and idiosyncratic offshoot from the UK post-punk / new wave music scenes. Mark Edward Smith was born to a working-class family in Broughton, Salford, in Lancashire, England, moving to nearby Prestwich, near Bury early in his life. He formed The Fall (named after the novel by Camus) with friends after dropping out of college at the age of 19. <a href="https://www.last.f
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Mark
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Place of death
- Prestwich
- Spouse
- Brix Smith
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Political party
- Socialist Workers Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- world music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rough Trade
- Image
- The Fall-9.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1957-03-05
- Commons category
- Mark E. Smith
- date of death
- 2018-01-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- name in native language
- Mark E. Smith
- birth name
- Mark Edward Smith
- member of
- The Fall
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Article · Español
Mark Edward Smith (5 de marzo de 1957-24 de enero de 2018) fue un cantante, compositor y músico inglés. Era el cantante principal, letrista y único miembro constante del grupo post-punk The Fall. Smith formó The Fall en 1976, después de asistir a un concierto de Sex Pistols en Mánchester en junio de ese año. La banda pasó a contar con más de sesenta miembros diferentes y lanzó 32 álbumes de estudio. El estilo lírico de Smith ha sido descrito como un «humor sombrío, oscuro e irónico». Considerado notoriamente difícil trabajar con él, se lo ha caracterizado como un «extraño tesoro nacional de antimateria», y un ícono de culto duradero. En 2018, murió después de una larga enfermedad, a la edad de 60 años.
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