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Francis Rossi
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Francis Rossi
Homepage
https://www.francisrossi.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1949-05-29,Forest Hill, London, England, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo. Rossi was born on 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London. His father's side of the family were Italian ice cream merchants and had an ice cream business in South London, and his mother was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic from Liverpool. He grew up in a household with his parents, grandmother, and "lots of aunts and uncles" and was given a Roman Catholic upbringing, having been named after Saint Francis of Assisi. He spent his summer holidays as a child with an aunt in Waterloo, Merseyside. He attended Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School in Sydenham, and then Sedgehill Comprehensive School, from which he was expelled on his last day for having allowed his classmates to deface his school uniform. His desire to become a musician began after seeing The Everly Brothers live on television at a young age, after which he asked his parents to buy him a guitar for Christmas. In 1962, while attending Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Rossi became close friends with future Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster while playing trumpet in the school orchestra. The two, along with other classmates Alan Key (drums) and Jess Jaworski (keyboards), formed a band called the Scorpions, who played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich. Key was later replaced by Air Cadets drummer and future Quo member John Coghlan, and the band was renamed the Spectres. The Spectres wrote their own material and played live shows; the line-up soon included Redhill-based keyboard player Roy Lynes, whom they had seen performing with a band called the Echoes who were also based in Redhill. In 1965, the Spectres played at a Butlins holiday camp in Minehead. There Rossi met his future long-time Status Quo partner Rick Parfitt, who was playing as part of another band, the Highlights. The two became close friends and agreed to continue working together. In 1966, the Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing three singles that failed to chart. The group again changed their name, this time to Traffic Jam, after embracing psychedelia. In 1967, Traffic Jam changed its name to The Status Quo, but eventually dropped the definite article. Shortly afterward Parfitt joined the band, completing the original line-up, and beginning an almost 50-year partnership with Rossi until Parfitt's death in 2016. Rossi had written a song called "Pictures of Matchstick Men", which hit the charts in both the UK and the US in 1968, launching their hit-making career. After some years of minor success, the band reached #5 in the album charts in 1972 with Piledriver. Released on Vertigo Records, it included "Paper Plane", a song penned by Rossi and Bob Young, which was released as a single. Status Quo continued to enjoy major success in the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand through the 1970s and 1980s. They were the opening act of 1985's Live Aid, and Rossi wrote and co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including "Caroline" and the band's only number one single, "Down Down". ... Source: Article "Francis Rossi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

An Audience with Billy Connolly

8.4

An Audience with Billy Connolly
1985-10-26

Live Aid Against All Odds

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Live Aid Against All Odds
2005-06-15

Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

6.8

Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion
2013-09-30

3.4

Bula Quo!
2013-07-05

5.6

Hello Quo
2012-10-22

The Kemps: All Gold

0

The Kemps: All Gold
2023-12-29

Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

8.5

Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse
2015-04-13

Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

7

Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989
1989-12-18

Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

9

Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena
2014-08-29

Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

0

Status Quo - End Of The Road '84
1984-12-03

Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

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Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits
2004-09-27

Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

8.3

Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009
2009-01-01

Status Quo - Live Legends

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Status Quo - Live Legends
2004-06-07

Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

9

Status Quo - Just Doin' It!
2006-11-06

Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

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Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

Status Quo ‎– The One And Only

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Status Quo ‎– The One And Only
2006-09-04

Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

7.5

Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

Status Quo - Live at the BBC

8

Status Quo - Live at the BBC
2010-09-01

7.9

Live Aid
1985-07-13

Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

8

Status Quo - Avo Session 2005
2005-11-10

Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016

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Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016
2016-09-11

Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken

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Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken
2018-08-17

9.1

Live Aid
2004-11-16

Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019

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Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019
2019-09-15

Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

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Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz
2003-03-30

Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics

8.7

Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics
2017-07-14

Concert for Diana

7.6

Concert for Diana
2007-07-01

John Peel's Record Box

8

John Peel's Record Box
2005-11-14

The Best of Cannon & Ball

0

The Best of Cannon & Ball
1985-04-07

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
2011-10-14

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3

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Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3
2008-10-03

Francis Rossi: Live at St Lukes London

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Francis Rossi: Live at St Lukes London
2011-04-01

Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

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Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop
1991-10-05

When Rock Ruled the World

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When Rock Ruled the World
2002-03-13

Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World

8

Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World
2024-11-08

Top of the Pops

6.632

Top of the Pops
1964-01-01

4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

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4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet
1966-06-11

Surprise, Surprise

5.8

Surprise, Surprise
1984-05-06

Les Nuls, l'émission

8.4

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990-10-13

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

6

Going Live!
1987-09-26

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

5

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011-10-24

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

1.7

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986-06-29

6.2

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

4.4

Volle Kanne
1999-08-30