# Smiley Culture

> David Victor Emmanuel, better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and DJ known for his "fast chat" style. During a relatively brief period of fame and success, he produced two of the most critically acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s. He died on 15 March 2011, aged 48, during a police raid on his home. An inquest found that his death was a suicide. Campaigners and his family have expressed scepticism about the official verdict and the police version of events.

*English singer (1963–2011)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/smiley-culture

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1963-02-10
- **Died:** 2011-03-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 7.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191722/ (@nm0191722)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/211101)
- [سميلى كولتور](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [Smiley Culture](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Culture)
- [Smiley Culture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Culture)
- [اسمایلی کالچر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%86%D8%B1)
- [Smiley Culture](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Culture)
- [Smiley Culture](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Culture)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1ab7d55-0797-449b-ab52-342d4e2c176a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3398633)
- [Smiley Culture](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1692904)

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