Dennis Leigh
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Dennis Leigh, better known by his stage name John Foxx, is an English musician, singer, and electronic music pioneer who first gained fame as the original lead vocalist of the band Ultravox.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dennis Leigh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10850915 — 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: Dennis Leigh Context triple: [John Foxx, birthName, Dennis Leigh]
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A.
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter was an American character actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying tough or villainous figures.
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B.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton is a British actor and writer, known for his television roles and for being the son and biographer of Doctor Who star Patrick Troughton.
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D.
Guy Moore
Guy Moore is a film editor known for his work on the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies."
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E.
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in science fiction and action films such as "Total Recall," "Starship Troopers," and "Top Gun."
- 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: Dennis Leigh Target entity description: Dennis Leigh, better known by his stage name John Foxx, is an English musician, singer, and electronic music pioneer who first gained fame as the original lead vocalist of the band Ultravox.
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A.
Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter was an American character actor known for his roles in mid-20th-century film and television, often portraying tough or villainous figures.
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B.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Michael Troughton
Michael Troughton is a British actor and writer, known for his television roles and for being the son and biographer of Doctor Who star Patrick Troughton.
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D.
Guy Moore
Guy Moore is a film editor known for his work on the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies."
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E.
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in science fiction and action films such as "Total Recall," "Starship Troopers," and "Top Gun."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music pioneer
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graphic designer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | John Foxx ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Louis Gordon
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The Maths ⓘ Ultravox ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-09-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Hammersmith College of Art and Building
ⓘ
Royal College of Art ⓘ
linked to:
Royal College of Art (Kensington campus)
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| fieldOfWork |
electronic music
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graphic design ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
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new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasRole |
keyboardist
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vocalist ⓘ |
| influenced |
electronic musicians
ⓘ
synth-pop artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brian Eno
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David Bowie ⓘ Kraftwerk ⓘ |
| label |
Metal Beat Records
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Virgin Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ultravox ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original lead vocalist of Ultravox ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Metamatic
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Systems of Romance ⓘ The Garden ⓘ |
| occupation |
graphic designer
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chorley ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead vocalist of Ultravox ⓘ |
| residence |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| stageName | John Foxx ⓘ |
| website |
http://www.metamatic.com/
ⓘ
https://johnfoxxandthemaths.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dennis Leigh Description of subject: Dennis Leigh, better known by his stage name John Foxx, is an English musician, singer, and electronic music pioneer who first gained fame as the original lead vocalist of the band Ultravox.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.