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Ian Watkins
Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
Ian Watkins is a musician from Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom. They also recorded with Lostprophets.
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Biography
Ian David Karslake Watkins (born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales 30 July 1977; died at HMP Wakefield (prison) England, 11 October 2025) was a Welsh singer, songwriter, and convicted child sex offender. He achieved prominence as a founding member, lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Lostprophets.
His career effectively ended in 2013 when he was sentenced to 29 years of imprisonment for multiple sexual offences, including the sexual assault of young children and babies; until his eventual death by a fatal knife attack committed by two other inmates on 11th October 2025, at HMP Wakefield.
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Lostprophets
A project Ian Watkins was part of. Former member.
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