Beth Gibbons

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.

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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)

Origin

Exeter, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / songwriter / musician / Liedermacher

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Libera Award for Best Classical Record

• Official sitehttps://bethgibbons.net/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialbethgibbons/
• Xhttps://x.com/realbethgibbons
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth%20Gibbons
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q233264

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• musician

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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