Chris Rea
UK
Born: 04 March 1951
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots, Album Rock, Hard Rock, Adult Contemporary, Soft Rock
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British singer and guitarist Chris Rea has enjoyed a run of popularity in Europe during the late '80s and early '90s after almost a decade of previous recording. Rea started out performing with a local group called Magdalene, taking David Coverdale's place; the band won a national talent contest in 1975 as the Beautiful Losers, but still failed to get a record contract. Rea left the band and recorded the album Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?, which alluded to a discarded stage name, which went gold on the strength of the U.S. Top 20 hit "Fo...
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