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William Orbit
British musician and record producer
browse: record producers, composers, songwriters
dead
- born
- 1956
- died
- 2026
- age at death
- 69
- known for
- record producer, composer, songwriter
1956 β 2026

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who william orbit is
William Mark Wainwright, nicknamed and known professionally as William Orbit, was an English musician and record producer. With a career spanning four decades, he sold over 200 million recordings worldwide of his own work, his production and song-writing work. Orbit was also a recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and other music industry awards.
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