# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/newton-faulkner
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:40:08.224Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/newton-faulkner"
name: "Newton Faulkner"
slug: "newton-faulkner"
description: "Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing.\nIn 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album Hand Built by Robots was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom. The album topped the UK Albums Chart in August 2007. It was promoted by three singles, \"Dream Catch Me\", \"I Need Something\" and \"Teardrop\". \"Dream Catch Me\" reached number seven on the UK Singles Charts."
tagline: "English singer-songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Newton_Faulkner%2C_V_Festival_2014%2C_Chelmsford_(14974946382)_(cropped).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: "1985-01-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.430848943802312
  historical:           13.03658133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm2971147"
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    url:       "http://www.newtonfaulkner.com/"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Newton Faulkner"
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    title: "Newton Faulkner"
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    title: "Newton Faulkner"
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    title: "Newton Faulkner"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump