Beth Orton

Elizabeth Caroline Orton is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, Red Snapper and the Chemical Brothers in the mid-1990s. Her UK/US first solo album, Trailer Park, received much critical acclaim in 1996. Orton developed a devoted audience with the release of the BRIT Award-winning album Central Reservation (1999) and the 2002 UK top 10 album, Daybreaker. Her 2006 album, Comfort of Strangers, was followed by a break during which Orton gave birth to her daughter and collaborated with the British guitarist Bert Jansch. Orton returned with Sugaring Season in 2012, which moved towards a purer acoustic sound, followed by a return to electronic music with Kidsticks, released in 2016.

14 December 1970

Born on the same birth date (14 December 1970): Anna Maria Jopek

Born on the same birth day (14 December): Anna Maria Jopek • Christopher Parkening • Ernie Davis • Joyce Vincent Wilson • Karan Armstrong • Kenneth Medwood • Lex Gold • Mohamed Saad (actor) • Morey Amsterdam • Patty Schnyder • Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily • Spider Stacy • Stan Smith • Thed Björk • Tomasz Radzinski

Born in the same month (December 1970): Brenda Schultz-McCarthy • Bryon Russell • Daniel Cosgrove • Jeff Rouse • Jörg Schmidt (footballer) • Maksim Tarasov • Mark Reckless • Norman Brown (guitarist) • Paul Byrd • Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark • Treach