The Beautiful South

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Years Active
1989 – 2007 (18 years)
Founded In
Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom
The Beautiful South was a Britpop band formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton. In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. This set-up helped to characterise the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton's often-barbe… read more
The Beautiful South was a Britpop band formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray als… read more
The Beautiful South was a Britpop band formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton. In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Blue Is The Colour Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)
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 786 listeners
2 Play track Carry On Up The Charts A Little Time
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 449 listeners
3 Play track Blue Is The Colour Don't Marry Her
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 418 listeners
4 Play track Quench Perfect 10
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5 Play track Carry On Up The Charts You Keep It All In
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6 Play track Carry On Up The Charts Song For Whoever - Single Version
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7 Play track Welcome To The Beautiful South Song For Whoever
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 179 listeners
8 Play track Old Red Eyes Is Back - Bonus Track Old Red Eyes Is Back - Bonus Track
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9 Play track Carry On Up The Charts Everybody's Talkin'
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10 Carry On Up The Charts I'll Sail This Ship Alone - Single Version
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Albums

  1. 133,242 listeners

    1 Jan 1996 · 12 tracks

    Blue Is The Colour
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  2. 89,492 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 14 tracks

    Carry On Up The Charts
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  3. 74,206 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 13 tracks

    Quench
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    1 Jan 1990 · 11 tracks

    Choke
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