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My Take
Beth Gibbons has one of the most haunting voices in modern music, full stop. As the singer and lyricist of Portishead, she essentially defined the aching, smoky sound of trip-hop on Dummy, and that record still gives me chills decades later. What I admire most is her fearless refusal to repeat herself, from the gorgeous folk of Out of Season with Rustin Man to her stunning, deeply committed recording of Gorecki's Symphony No. 3. The English singer is famously private and rare, which only makes each release feel like an event. When she finally went solo, it confirmed she's an artist of extraordinary, uncompromising depth.
Overview
Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965) is an English singer and songwriter. She is the singer and lyricist for the band Portishead, who have released three albums. She released an album with fellow English musician Rustin Man, Out of Season, in 2002, and a recording of contemporary Polish composer Górecki's Symphony No. 3 in 2019 with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Beth Gibbons
- Name (Japanese)
- ベス・ギボンズ
- Reading
- べす・ぎぼんず
- Born
- January 4, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Exeter, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / musician / Liedermacher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Libera Award for Best Classical Record
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.