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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
John Porter
Person · male · United Kingdom · Lichfield · born 1950
Welsh-Polish musician
Also known as 존 포터
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1950s
Biography
English biography60 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1343463628
Biography
John Porter (born 15 August 1950) is a Welsh-born musician, composer and songwriter, living in Poland since 1976.
Originally from Lichfield, after studying political science in Sussex and spending time in Berlin, Porter moved to Poland in the mid-1970s.
He used to perform with his ex-life partner Anita Lipnicka. Their relationship lasted 2003–2015. In 2006, their daughter Pola was born.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
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Stats & PK
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 6 | 38.9th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Bronze Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maanam(band) | 1976 | 1979 | original |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Porter_01.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6253196genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6253196seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Porter_%28musician%2C_born_1950%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Porter_%28musician%2C_born_1950%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Welsh musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Jacek Poremba · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q6253196 · MusicBrainz: 9c094805-1033-45f4-9dae-14ad4bf7b10c
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