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Plan B

British musician and actor (born 1983)

PersonAge 42humanQ552341

Also known as Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew · Ben Drew · Benjamin Drew

Born: October 22, 1983
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-05-03
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: London
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-07-21
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, singer
, film director
+7 more
Education: Anglo European School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew, better known by his stage name Plan B, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He first emerged as a rapper, releasing his debut studio album, Who Needs Actions When You Got Words, in 2006. His second studio album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks (2010), was a soul and R&B album, and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. He has also collaborated with other artists such as Chase & Status, most notably on the 2009 top ten single "End Credits".

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Discography: Plan B (British rapper) discography
Instrument: guitar
voice
Genre: pop music
Given name: Ben
Benjamin
Label: 679 Artists
Atlantic Records
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-23
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Related category: Category:Films directed by Plan B (musician) category contains: film directed by this person
Different from: Plan B
Pseudonym: Plan B
Start of work period: 2005
Family name: Drew
Social media followers: 374,566(February 4, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 19416763
380,313(March 1, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 19416763
393,776(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 19416763
404,606(April 28, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 19416763

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