Iva Davies
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Iva Davies is an Australian singer, songwriter, and composer best known as the frontman of the band Icehouse and for his work on film scores.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Iva Davies canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207665 — 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: Iva Davies Context triple: [Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, musicBy, Iva Davies]
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A.
Stevie Crawford
Stevie Crawford is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach best known as a prolific forward in the Scottish leagues and later as a manager.
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B.
Pamela Archer
Pamela Archer was the second wife of famed American World War II hero and actor Audie Murphy, with whom she had two sons and remained married until his death.
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C.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
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D.
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft is an American singer, actress, and author, best known for her work on stage and screen and for being part of the legendary Garland entertainment family.
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E.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
- 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: Iva Davies Target entity description: Iva Davies is an Australian singer, songwriter, and composer best known as the frontman of the band Icehouse and for his work on film scores.
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A.
Stevie Crawford
Stevie Crawford is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach best known as a prolific forward in the Scottish leagues and later as a manager.
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B.
Pamela Archer
Pamela Archer was the second wife of famed American World War II hero and actor Audie Murphy, with whom she had two sons and remained married until his death.
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C.
Annette Kaye
Annette Kaye is known as one of Larry King's former wives, with whom he reportedly had a brief marriage and a son.
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D.
Lorna Luft
Lorna Luft is an American singer, actress, and author, best known for her work on stage and screen and for being part of the legendary Garland entertainment family.
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E.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Flowers (band) ⓘ |
| awardReceived | ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album ⓘ |
| birthName | Ivor Arthur Davies ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Christopher Gordon
ⓘ
Richard Tognetti ⓘ Russell Mulcahy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-05-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Davies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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popular music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave music
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Ivor ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.icehouse-ivadavies.com/ ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ oboe ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Icehouse
ⓘ
linked to:
Icehouse (band)
|
| name | Iva Davies ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Icehouse (band)
ⓘ
album Icehouse ⓘ album Primitive Man ⓘ film score for Razorback ⓘ music for the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ music for the film Young Einstein ⓘ song Great Southern Land ⓘ soundtrack for the ballet Boxes ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ multi-instrumentalist ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ |
| positionHeld | frontman of Icehouse ⓘ |
| residence |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney
|
| stageName | Iva Davies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iva Davies Description of subject: Iva Davies is an Australian singer, songwriter, and composer best known as the frontman of the band Icehouse and for his work on film scores.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.