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Jimmy Somerville
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Jimmy Somerville
Homepage
http://jimmysomerville.co.uk/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-06-22,Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Gender
Male
Biography
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of Consent (1984) was the only release Somerville contributed to as lead vocalist before leaving the band in 1985 and joining The Communards. Following the deaths of Larry Steinbachek in 2016 and Steve Bronski in 2021, Somerville is the only surviving founding member of Bronski Beat. The Communards, with Somerville on lead vocals, released their debut album Communards in 1986, spawning the internationally successful single "Don't Leave Me This Way". It reached the top spot in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and the US Dance Club Songs. "Don't Leave Me This Way" was the best selling single of 1986 in the United Kingdom. Follow up single, "So Cold the Night", also achieved commercial success across Europe. Their second studio album Red was released in 1987 and continued their chart success. The Communards disbanded in 1988. Following the disbandment of The Communards, Somerville launched his solo career. He is known in particular for his powerful and soulful countertenor/falsetto singing voice. Born on 22 June 1961, James William Somerville grew up in Ruchill, a neighbourhood of northern Glasgow. In 1980, he moved to London, where he lived in squats. He immersed himself in gay culture, and attended the London Gay Teenage Group. In 1983, Somerville co-founded the synth-pop group Bronski Beat, which had several hits in the British charts. Their biggest hit was "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. In the music video Somerville plays the song's titular character, who leaves his hostile hometown for the friendlier city, reflecting Somerville's own experiences when he moved to London. Bronski Beat signed a recording contract with London Records in 1984 after doing only nine live gigs. The band's debut single, "Smalltown Boy", about a gay teenager leaving his family and fleeing his home town, was a hit, peaking at No 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and topping charts in Belgium and the Netherlands. The single was accompanied by a promotional video directed by Bernard Rose, showing Somerville trying to befriend an attractive diver at a swimming pool, then being attacked by the diver's homophobic associates, being returned to his family by the police and having to leave home. (The police officer was played by Colin Bell, then the marketing manager of London Records.) "Smalltown Boy" reached 48 in the U.S. chart and peaked at 8 in Australia. ... Source: Article "Jimmy Somerville" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Filmography

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Orlando
1992-12-11

Days Like These

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Days Like These
1986-12-15

5.879

Hideous
2022-05-22

The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show

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The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show
1986-01-01

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

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Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990-11-24

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

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Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992-09-20

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

3.333

All Out! Dancing in Dulais
1986-01-01

How Gay Sex Changed the World

4

How Gay Sex Changed the World
2007-01-01

Looking for Langston

5

Looking for Langston
1989-10-31

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Countertenors
1999-12-19

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

7.3

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France
2015-05-09

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

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Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts
1983-04-11

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990-12-01

Memorabilia: The Video Singles

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Memorabilia: The Video Singles
1991-05-20

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)

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Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)
2024-10-01

The Happy Prince

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The Happy Prince
1996-01-01

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

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Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
2025-05-07

4

Ambitions
1986-02-28

7.025

Lexx
1997-04-18

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

2.8

ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986-06-29

6.75

Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Le monde est à vous

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Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

5.667

Star Academy
2001-10-20

6.2

Stars 90
1990-09-03

0

Musik für Sie
1995-07-07

5.333

Morgenmagazin
1992-07-19

5.7

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02

5.7

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02

The BRIT Awards

10

The BRIT Awards
1977-10-18

6.455

Eurotrash
1993-09-24