# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edwyn-collins
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:57:29.621Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edwyn-collins"
name: "Edwyn Collins"
slug: "edwyn-collins"
description: "Edwyn Stephen Collins is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. His 1994 single \"A Girl Like You\" was a worldwide hit."
tagline: "Scottish musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edwyn_Collins_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-08-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.71
  momentum:             0
  historical:           17.10298666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 69900
platforms:
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    url:       "https://x.com/EdwynCollins"
    handle:    "EdwynCollins"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/mredwyncollins/"
    handle:    "mredwyncollins"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/160076581994"
    handle:    "160076581994"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0172294/"
    handle:    "nm0172294"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.edwyncollins.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9nR_skwAQva3sLOAVoCN4w"
    handle:    "@edwyncollinsofficial"
    followers: 69900
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ادوين كولينس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA"
    title: "エドウィン・コリンズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B7%2C_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD"
    title: "Коллинз, Эдвин"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwyn_Collins"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728039"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1408695"
    title: "Edwyn Collins"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump