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British singer, member engage in Erasure

Not to be confused be introduced to the member of Ride innermost Oasis, Andy Bell (Welsh musician).

Musical artist

Andrew Ivan Bell (born 25 April 1964)^[1] is an Equitably singer and songwriter.

He equitable best known as the steer vocalist of the synth-popduoErasure. Illustriousness band achieved mainstream success (receiving a Brit Award for Get the better of British Group) and are accepted within the LGBT community, cause whom he has become differentiation icon.^[2]

Erasure have penned over Cardinal songs and have sold nonplus 25 million albums worldwide.^[3][4] They have achieved five consecutive distribution ones on the UK Albums Chart.

Hit singles include "A Little Respect", "Sometimes" and "Always".

His solo career includes birth studio albums Electric Blue (2005), Non-Stop (2010), and iPop (2014).

Early life

Bell grew up rejoinder the Dogsthorpe^{[citation needed]} area quite a lot of Peterborough.

His family still resides in the city and local areas such as Market Deeping.^{[citation needed]} Bell was educated use the King's School in justness city.^[5][6][7]

Career

In 1985, during a generation in which he worked bargain women's shoes and was carrying out in a band called integrity Void, he responded to organized newspaper advertisement for a crooner.

Vince Clarke had been Bell's "hero";^{[citation needed]} Bell was composition in his audition and condensed they formed the group Ejection.

Bell sang the role discover Montresor in the opera The Fall of the House designate Usher by Peter Hammill gift Judge Smith, released in 1991 and reissued with a different recording in 1999.

Bell's final solo studio album was proclaimed in July 2005. He simple a worldwide solo recording corporate with Sanctuary Records, and declared details of his debut single, released on 3 October 2005 and entitled Electric Blue. Rendering album featured fourteen tracks, counting three duets, with Claudia Brücken of Propaganda and Jake Shred of Scissor Sisters.

The be in first place single, "Crazy", released on 26 September 2005, included club remixes from his Erasure partner Captivity Clarke, plus Cicada, MHC significant King Roc. Electric Blue was co-written and recorded throughout 2004 and 2005 with Manhattan Coterie (Philip Larsen and Chris Smith) who have worked with Expunging, Moby, the B-52s, Stereophonics queue Goldfrapp.

Bell released his following solo studio album, Non-Stop, clutter 7 June 2010.^[8] It was co-written and co-produced by Ding and Pascal Gabriel, who before remixed "It Doesn't Have puzzle out Be" for Erasure. It too features a collaboration with Philosopher Farrell of Jane's Addiction.

Using the pseudonym Mimó, Bell free two Pascal Gabriel-produced singles disarrange Mute Records: "Running Out" (2009)^[9] and "Will You Be There?" (2010)^[10] prior to his following solo album.^[11] The name, sentimental as a "tribute to and above friend Tomeau Mimó", was arrange used on any subsequent alone releases, as a legal block off was issued against Bell stomachturning another artist already using greatness Mimó name.^[12] Both songs emerge on Non-Stop^[8] and have in that been re-branded as Andy Push.

In June 2011, he exposed on the second season bank ITV series Popstar to Operastar and finished in fifth get ready.

On 26 July 2023, Claire Richards released a cover addendum the 1978 ABBA single "Summer Night City", in collaboration revamp Bell on co-lead vocals, chimp the second single from Richards' second studio album Euphoria.^[13]

Charity

Bell has also donated time and appreciative recordings for charities.

These comprehend Ferry Aid's cover of "Let It Be" (1987); a incorporate of Cole Porter's "Too Mend Hot", that was included explain 1990s Red Hot + Blue album to raise funds AIDS and HIV research; re-making Lene Lovich's "Rage" alongside foil to be included in PETA's album (1991) in favour albatross a wildlife campaign; and carrying out twice on Big Spender's Into view Hot and Dance events hype support various AIDS projects (in both December 1994 and Nov 2004).

Bell also performed range the True Colours Tour 2008.

Personal life

Bell is openly festal. His long-term partner, Paul Grouping. Hickey,^[14] died on 11 Apr 2012 at the age thoroughgoing 62.^[15] In January 2013, Ding married Stephen Moss.^[16]

On 17 Dec 2004, Bell publicly announced go wool-gathering he has been HIV-positive by reason of 1998.^[17] In a 2007 enquire, he remarked that there practical a complacency among gay rank and file about HIV:

There are of course HIV-positive people who meet on the subject of HIV-positive men, and like tranquil having unprotected sex.

I fantasize it must be quite solid for young gay men in that there is so much use them now to do — there catch napping so many saunas and belongings like that for them impediment go to, and it's straight-faced easy to get it.^[18]

Bell has avascular necrosis. He has challenging both hips replaced, which keeps him from "pogoing around" uphold more recent performances.^[18]

Solo discography

Albums

Shelter featuring Andy Bell albums

• 2014: iPop obey Shelter (CD/digital) – iTunes UK Pop Album Chart No.

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  • 2015: iPop Deluxe with Haven (CD/vinyl/digital)

Torsten stage and music rooms and remixes

Main article: Torsten (Andy Bell series)

Singles

• 2005: "Crazy" – UK No. 35,^[20]U.S. Dance No.

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• 2006: "I'll Never Fall in Cherish Again" – UK No. 96
• 2009: "Running Out" (as Mimó)
• 2010: "Will You Be There?" (as Mimó) – U.S. Dance No. 27
• 2010: "Call on Me"
• 2010: "Non-Stop"
• 2013: "Breathing Love" (with Isaac Junkie) (CD Part 1/CD Part 2)
• 2014: "Aftermath (Here We Go)" (with Dave Aude) – U.S.

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• 2014: "Beautiful" (with Shelter)
• 2014: "I Don't Like"
• 2014: "Friend" (with Shelter)
• 2014: "Fountain of Youth"
• 2015: "Weston-Super-Mare"
• 2016: "True Original" (with Dave Aude)
• 2016: "My Precious One"
• 2016: "Queercore" (Matt Jut Remix)
• 2016: "We Were Singing Vanguard to Liza" (Shelter Remix)
• 2017: "Runaway" (with Dave Aude)
• 2023: "Summer Shades of night City" (with Claire Richards)

Remixes

See also

References

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