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Boo Hewerdine (b. 1961, London) is an English singer-songwriter. His work includes lead singer and creative force behind The Bible, formed in the 1980s, and reformed in 1994, as well as solo recordings and work for film. He lives in Ely.

Hewerdine (born Mark Hewerdine) moved to Cambridge as a child, but returned to London in his late teens, and worked in a record shop. Suffering from agoraphobia, it was not a happy time of his life, and he was fired from his job after being wrongly accused of theft. Returning to Cambridge, he teamed up with a friend with similar experiences and started to write songs. They formed the short-lived Placebo Thing, later renamed The Great Divide. They were heard by Mike Scott of The Waterboys, who recommended them to Ensign Records, where they cut two commercially unsuccessful singles. In 1985 Hewerdine, working once again in a record shop in Cambridge, formed The Bible, recruiting jazz drummer Tony Shepherd. They released an album of songs through the independent Norwich label Backs Records called Walking The Ghost Back Home.

The Bible became a fairly successful independent band, with a cult following spread mostly through word of mouth and live performances. Two tracks from the first album, Graceland and Mahalia were released as singles, but did not achieve very significant sales. The album however was very well received by music pundits, and this brought the band to the attention of Chrysalis Records.
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  • ijkidd

    A truly great modern songwriter

    last month
  • OliviaTyson

    amazing at dent festival!

    June 2011
  • BigBuBBles

    Boo is performing in my house this Saturday, cannot wait!

    February 2010
  • JZ999

    ! Boo !

    October 2009
  • BigBuBBles

    Boo is my favourite UK based singer songwriter, very prolific and his songs are gorgeous.

    February 2009
  • Westbouy

    Lovely to hear you on bbc radio!!

    October 2008
  • afed77

    he's also a very odd strain of pink!

    October 2008
  • lm525

    Please get a new pic and get him out of that unattractive laundrette.

    October 2008
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