David Essex
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In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK’s top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : “Gonna Make You A Star” (1974), a satirical look at his success; and “Hold Me Close” (1975), a cheerful singalong. He also appeared in Stardust, a 1974 sequel to That’ll Be The Day; the title song was another Top 10 hit. In 1976, Essex covered the Beatles song, “Yesterday”, for the musical documentary All This and World War II.
Essex’s pop idol looks gave him a strong female fan base and his British tours created scenes of hysteria reminiscent of Beatlemania. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X ‘he was voted the number one British male vocalist in 1974, and was a teen idol for more than a decade’.
In 1978, he appeared on Jeff Wayne’s concept album, a musical version of The War of the Worlds, as the Artilleryman. The two album set remains a bestseller.
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