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Southport, Lancashire (1957 – present)
Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, (now in the county of Merseyside, England) is a popular English singer, songwriter and recording artist, who originally found fame as half of the seminal synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell.
Marc Almond has had a long and varied career spanning almost 30 years. During this time, after a career with Soft Cell and Marc and the Mambas, he has collaborated with an extremely wide range of artists including Antony and the Johnsons, Jools Holland, Siouxsie Sioux, Nick Cave, P. J. Proby, Nico, Kelli Ali of the Sneaker Pimps, Neal X (on the albums Fantastic Star and Open All Night), Marie France, Agnes Bernelle, Lydia Lunch, Gene Pitney on the #1 UK single “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”, Foetus (a.k.a. J. G. Thirlwell), Jimmy Somerville of The Communards and Bronski Beat, Psychic TV, Coil, Sally Timms of mekons, King Roc, John Cale and David Johansen of The New York Dolls and German band Rosenstolz.
Almond initially shot to fame in the early 1980s as one half of synth duo Soft Cell, whose combination of drama and peep show sleaze set to an electronic beat gave them hits such as “
Tainted Love” (UK #1), “Bedsitter” (UK #3), “Torch” (UK #2), “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” (UK #3), “Soul Inside” (UK # 16), “What?” (UK #3) and the club hit “Memorabilia”. They were first spotted by David Oddie, boss of Wakefield based Ambergris Records in a Bradford club, who passed his enthusiasm onto Dead Good Records in Lincoln, famous for their Hicks From The Sticks compilation, who in turn approached Polygram, the newly formed amalgam of Polydor and Phonogram.
Marc Almond has had a long and varied career spanning almost 30 years. During this time, after a career with Soft Cell and Marc and the Mambas, he has collaborated with an extremely wide range of artists including Antony and the Johnsons, Jools Holland, Siouxsie Sioux, Nick Cave, P. J. Proby, Nico, Kelli Ali of the Sneaker Pimps, Neal X (on the albums Fantastic Star and Open All Night), Marie France, Agnes Bernelle, Lydia Lunch, Gene Pitney on the #1 UK single “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”, Foetus (a.k.a. J. G. Thirlwell), Jimmy Somerville of The Communards and Bronski Beat, Psychic TV, Coil, Sally Timms of mekons, King Roc, John Cale and David Johansen of The New York Dolls and German band Rosenstolz.
Almond initially shot to fame in the early 1980s as one half of synth duo Soft Cell, whose combination of drama and peep show sleaze set to an electronic beat gave them hits such as “
Tainted Love” (UK #1), “Bedsitter” (UK #3), “Torch” (UK #2), “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” (UK #3), “Soul Inside” (UK # 16), “What?” (UK #3) and the club hit “Memorabilia”. They were first spotted by David Oddie, boss of Wakefield based Ambergris Records in a Bradford club, who passed his enthusiasm onto Dead Good Records in Lincoln, famous for their Hicks From The Sticks compilation, who in turn approached Polygram, the newly formed amalgam of Polydor and Phonogram.
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fun_ivan wrote:
он крутой
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carinaclysmic wrote:
I love this man!
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Tomash_Serpant wrote:
During Marc Almond latest show in Birmingham 29/10/2009 he gave the biggest compliment imaginable to a covering artist. Calling Katarina Kovacs' version of
Only the Moment
better than my own.mp3
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130582 wrote:
I, never forget this song!
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LucienFerne wrote:
<3
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ocandy01 wrote:
love to see him live again
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zzzoneDOTnet wrote:
Here from day one of Soft Cell and I have been enjoying Marc ever since. Ran into him once in London too. http://zzzone.net
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drug_deadstva wrote:
hey tovarishch!
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drug_deadstva wrote:
ассоциация с голливудскими фильмами про русскую революцию
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ZRaoulDuke wrote:
Наконец то что то хорошее с рашенским душком ...Да ещё и с балалайкой =) ...Последний русский альбом был так себе IMHO, на этот раз получилось ) ...Это я про Orpheus In Exile ...
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x___candy wrote:
i like it
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gypsywoman01 wrote:
namnatulco Yes,is his voice.
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lelekz wrote:
that style!
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namnatulco wrote:
Is his voice as awesome as it is on this?
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StardustMontage wrote:
只有一个中国人在听杏仁哥哥? i love you,Marc.
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Aly_Lyu wrote:
Melanie, I can't agree more on your... such an emotional reproof :-) Yet... we can see... that Marc is just too special, too brave, too open for the majority to recognize and accolade... But of course he influenced many... who just found this gem -- Marc is a genius... really... not for every one... not a mass entertainer he is... But those who know and love him... they love him out of heart and soul. That is just not a "pop" thing.
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Unetar wrote:
С ДНЕМ РОЖДЕНИЯ, ДОРОГОЙ!!! ВСЕХ БЛАГ И УСПЕХОВ!
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Greta-Bowie wrote:
His voice is Beautiful
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melaniewillis19 wrote:
The last true great star of the pop world. What annoys me is that he has sustained a successful (and yet sometimes subversive underground) career for the past 30 years! Has influenced people like Anthony and the Johnsons, David Simnel and the Pimpernels, was a pioneer of the electro duo with Soft Cell - and yet where is the music industry recognition? Why has he not been inducted into their halls of fame. Too long has he been neglected and overlooked. Esp when they just awarded a similar accolade to the fucking Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant has the most boring insipid voice in pop) - Marc is a survivor and needs to be honored this year 2009/10
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nicolemiau wrote:
wow recien lo acabo de escuchar y esta muy bueno, todo gracias a una niña...... gracias XD
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MARC ALMOND ~ The Varieté 30 Years Anniversary Tour
Theater am Marientor, Duisburg, Germany
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MARC ALMOND ~ The Varieté 30 Years Anniversary Tour
Capitol, Offenbach, Germany
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MARC ALMOND ~ The Varieté 30 Years Anniversary Tour
Muffathalle, München, Germany
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