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When Finley Quaye (born on 25 March 1974, in Leith, Edinburgh) won the 1998 Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist, he had been famous for less than a year. In 1997, he emerged from seemingly nowhere with a sunny mix of Reggae, Soul and jazzy Funk and claimed the hip Dance Pop throne previously occupied by the likes of Jamiroquai.
Son of Jazz composer Cab Quaye, the brother of noted guitarist Caleb and allegedly the half-uncle of Trip Hop artist Tricky, Quaye made his recording debut in 1995 on A Guy Called Gerald’s “Finley’s Rainbow”. He scored a solo deal with Epic Records, and, in late 1997, hit the UK Top 20 twice with “Sunday Shining”, a loose Bob Marley cover, and “Even After All”. His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, an adventurous but accessible album released in September 1997, which sold gold less than three weeks later and led directly to the Brit Award victory.
However, storm clouds started to gather when Tricky - with whom he collaborated on late 1997’s “Duppy Umbrella” (also featuring Iggy Pop) - damned him on his “Can’t Freestyle”. Duppy means ghost in Jamaican patois, a duppy umbrella is a magic mushroom. Adrian Thaws a.k.a. Tricky and Finley Quaye are not related. There are currently no allegations that suggest the contrary.
In 2004 the song “Dice”, in collaboration with William Orbit, and featuring Beth Orton was a minor hit, helped in part by its inclusion on The O.C. soundtrack.
Son of Jazz composer Cab Quaye, the brother of noted guitarist Caleb and allegedly the half-uncle of Trip Hop artist Tricky, Quaye made his recording debut in 1995 on A Guy Called Gerald’s “Finley’s Rainbow”. He scored a solo deal with Epic Records, and, in late 1997, hit the UK Top 20 twice with “Sunday Shining”, a loose Bob Marley cover, and “Even After All”. His reputation was established by Maverick A Strike, an adventurous but accessible album released in September 1997, which sold gold less than three weeks later and led directly to the Brit Award victory.
However, storm clouds started to gather when Tricky - with whom he collaborated on late 1997’s “Duppy Umbrella” (also featuring Iggy Pop) - damned him on his “Can’t Freestyle”. Duppy means ghost in Jamaican patois, a duppy umbrella is a magic mushroom. Adrian Thaws a.k.a. Tricky and Finley Quaye are not related. There are currently no allegations that suggest the contrary.
In 2004 the song “Dice”, in collaboration with William Orbit, and featuring Beth Orton was a minor hit, helped in part by its inclusion on The O.C. soundtrack.
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Maverick a Strike
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Much More Than Much Love
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Vanguard
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The Epic Years
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Even After All
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Sunday Shining
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Your Love Gets Sweeter
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It's great when we're together
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Ultra Stimulation
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Sweet And Loving Man
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The Way of the Explosive
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Ride On And Turn The People On
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Falling
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Supreme I Preme
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Maverick A Strike
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Red Rolled And Seen
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I Need a Lover
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This Is How I Feel
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Shoutbox
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Natallydolly wrote:
needs to play a gig in liverpool!
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blackout_rem wrote:
Dice ♥
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CharlesDavison wrote:
Im desperately hunting for a Finley Quaye song called "First time", Id be eternally grateful to anyone who could tell me where i can find it.
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Gilby1234 wrote:
Ultra Stimulation =D
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loadminik88 wrote:
it sounds great! super music
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javiwer wrote:
Channel like a lion, channel like a lion yeah!!
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Swerveaction wrote:
Met Finley at a bar where I was having a meeting yesterday, and we shared a spliff, kool geezer
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imcuminin wrote:
dice^_^
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wiezeau wrote:
Why is everybody listening to "dice"? its not a bad song, but every track of "maverick a strike" is better imho......
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elahmet wrote:
Dice is beautiful <3
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tobis89 wrote:
Nice song!
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twolittlefish wrote:
"we keep gravity...."
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DJNikki wrote:
Dice not only is a great track, but also got a fantastic lyrics <3
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pitivu wrote:
true.
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idlewanderer wrote:
Dice is the best. One of a kind.
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isehrock wrote:
Ultra Stimulation, im stimulated...Love this guy, been a long time no listen...Rice&Peas Ya'll.
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amandasldkjf wrote:
oh, i love dice.
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FastTumbrels wrote:
amazing song!! so smooth :)
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PandaGetSad wrote:
finley quaye music great live =)
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PandaGetSad wrote:
so fucking good !!!! i LOVE this sound!!!!
Events
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Feb
19
A Certain Shade
Cox's Yard, Stratford upon Avon, United Kingdom
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Feb
20
Finley Quaye
The Rainbow, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Feb 25 Finley Quaye The Pavilion, Cork, Ireland
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Recent Activity
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bigfatdan added Finley Quaye to the lineup of Paul Weller at Earl's Court. yesterday evening
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GeoffieG, joseffdavies, Geschepopesche and 16 other people added Finley Quaye to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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pavilioncork added Finley Quaye to the lineup of Finley Quaye at The Pavilion. last week
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pavilioncork added Finley Quaye to the lineup of Finley Quaye at The Pavilion. last week
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jrestivo, VladimirDivjak, squiffy73 and 3 other people added Finley Quaye to their libraries. last week
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lucy_locket added Finley Quaye to the lineup of Finley Quaye at Stylus. last month
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Marenghi added Finley Quaye to the lineup of Finley Quaye at The Village. last month
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ellie-liza and luregino added Finley Quaye to their libraries. last month
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