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name	Ian Curtis
gender	Male
subject	1980 deaths English singer-songwriters 1956 births 20th-century English singers English baritones English rock singers English songwriters English male singer-songwriters Musicians from Manchester Musicians who committed suicide Post-punk musicians Male suicides People from Macclesfield People with epilepsy Burials in Cheshire Joy Division members People educated at The King's School, Macclesfield People from Stretford Suicides by hanging in England
abstract	British lead vocalist of rock group Joy Division (formerly known as Warsaw (3)). Born July 15, 1956, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England; died May 18, 1980 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England (aged 23) by committing suicide.
dbo:abstract	Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division. Joy Division released its debut album, Unknown Pleasures, in 1979 and recorded its follow-up, Closer, in 1980.Curtis, who suffered from epilepsy and depression, committed suicide on 18 May 1980, on the eve of Joy Division's first North American tour, resulting in the band's dissolution and the subsequent formation of New Order. Curtis was known for his baritone voice, dance style, and songwriting filled with imagery of desolation, emptiness and alienation.In 1995, Curtis's widow Deborah published Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division, a biography of the singer. His life and death have been dramatised in the films 24 Hour Party People (2002) and Control (2007).
schema:alternateName	Ian Jan Curtis I.C. Curtis I Curtis, Ian Kevin I Curtis I. Curtis I. K. Curtis I.Curtis I.K. Curtis Ian Kevin Curtis Ian Kevin Kurtis Kevin Curtis Kevin Ian Curtis
discogs	https://www.discogs.com/artist/236149
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wikipedia	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Curtis
schema:birthDate	1956-07-15(xsd:dateTime)
schema:endDate	1980-05-01(xsd:dateTime)
wsb:allMusic_page	http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000073046
wsb:discogs_id	236149
wsb:equipBoard_page	http://equipboard.com/pros/ian-curtis
wsb:real_name	Ian Kevin Curtis
wsb:secondHandSongs_page	http://www.secondhandsongs.com/artist/4018
wsb:wikidata_page	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207867
is schema:members of	Warsaw Warsaw

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