Jules Shear
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Jules Shear is an American singer-songwriter best known for penning hit songs for other artists, including the original version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jules Shear canonical | 4 |
| Jules Shear (for "If She Knew What She Wants") | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20609063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jules Shear Context triple: [Girls Just Want to Have Fun, adaptedBy, Jules Shear]
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A.
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Gowan is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and keyboardist best known as the longtime vocalist and frontman for the rock band Styx and for his successful solo career in the 1980s.
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B.
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth is the lead vocalist and frontman of the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, known for his emotive singing and lyrical storytelling.
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C.
Gavin Rossdale
Gavin Rossdale is a British musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Bush.
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D.
John Waite
John Waite is an English rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of The Babys and Bad English, as well as for his solo hit "Missing You."
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E.
Dan Mason
Dan Mason is a longtime baseball executive best known for serving as the general manager of the Rochester Red Wings, a Triple-A minor league team.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jules Shear Target entity description: Jules Shear is an American singer-songwriter best known for penning hit songs for other artists, including the original version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
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A.
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Gowan is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and keyboardist best known as the longtime vocalist and frontman for the rock band Styx and for his successful solo career in the 1980s.
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B.
Steve Hogarth
Steve Hogarth is the lead vocalist and frontman of the British neo-progressive rock band Marillion, known for his emotive singing and lyrical storytelling.
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C.
Gavin Rossdale
Gavin Rossdale is a British musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the rock band Bush.
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D.
John Waite
John Waite is an English rock singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist of The Babys and Bad English, as well as for his solo hit "Missing You."
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E.
Dan Mason
Dan Mason is a longtime baseball executive best known for serving as the general manager of the Rochester Red Wings, a Triple-A minor league team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jules Shear