# Kevin Shields

> Kevin Patrick Shields is an Irish musician who achieved international fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Their studio albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991) established Shields as a pioneering figure in the shoegaze genre. His textured guitar sound and his experimentation with his guitars' tremolo systems resulted in the creation of the "glide guitar" technique, which became a recognisable aspect of My Bloody Valentine's sound, along with his meticulous production techniques.

*Irish musician and record producer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/kevin-shields

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1963-05-21
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1331774/ (@nm1331774)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/20085)
- [كيفن شيلدز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B2)
- [كيفن شيلدز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B2)
- [کوین شیلدز](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B2)
- [Кевин Шийлдс](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%81)
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- [کوین شیلدز](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B2)
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- [Шилдс, Кевин Патрик](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B4%D1%81%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA)
- [Kevin Shields](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Shields)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kevin_Shields)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/49b34ba3-46a2-40af-b6c0-6f1fab93af8b)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1382495)

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