# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eric-burdon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:44:56.571Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eric-burdon"
name: "Eric Burdon"
slug: "eric-burdon"
description: "Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer and songwriter. He was previously the lead vocalist of the original lineup of the R&B and rock band the Animals and the funk band War. He is currently the lead vocalist of the present day lineup of Eric Burdon & the Animals. Burdon is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, powerful blues-rock voice and is known for his intense stage performances."
tagline: "English singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eric_Burdon.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1941-05-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.98104
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0121007"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump