# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mark-e-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:50:48.640Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mark-e-smith"
name: "Mark E. Smith"
slug: "mark-e-smith"
description: "Mark Edward Smith was an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the Sex Pistols' 20 July 1976 gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, and was its leader until his death. During their 42-year existence, the Fall's line-up included some sixty musicians, with whom Smith released 31 studio albums and numerous singles and EPs."
tagline: "English singer (1957–2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_Fall-9.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1957-03-05"
deathDate: "2018-01-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           19.60941866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102263/"
    handle:    "nm1102263"
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    title: "Mark E. Smith"
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    title: "Смит, Марк Эдвард"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump