Kate Bush, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kate Bush

British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer

Date of Birth: 30-Jul-1958

Place of Birth: Bexleyheath, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, singer, record producer, singer-songwriter, musician, mime artist, karateka, recording artist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Kate Bush

  • Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and record producer.
  • In 1978, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single "Wuthering Heights", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song.
  • She has since released 25 UK Top 40 singles, including the top-10 hits "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Babooshka", "Running Up That Hill", "Don't Give Up" (a duet with Peter Gabriel) and "King of the Mountain".
  • All ten of her studio albums reached the UK Top 10, including the UK number-one albums Never for Ever (1980), Hounds of Love (1985), and the compilation The Whole Story (1986).
  • She was the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one.Bush began writing songs at 11.
  • She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour helped produce a demo tape.
  • Her debut album, The Kick Inside, was released in 1978.
  • Bush slowly gained artistic independence in album production and has produced all her studio albums since The Dreaming (1982).
  • She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005).
  • She drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn, her first shows since 1979's The Tour of Life. Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional lyrics, and literary themes have influenced a diverse range of artists.
  • She has been nominated for 13 British Phonographic Industry accolades, winning for Best British Female Artist in 1987, and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards.
  • In 2002, she was recognised with an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.
  • In October 2017 she was nominated for induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
  • Bush was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to music.

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