Jimmy Somerville
UK
Born: 22 June 1961
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance-Pop, Dance, Club/Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hi-NRG, Synth Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave
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Singer Jimmy Somerville lent his soaring falsetto to two of the premier dance-pop outfits of the '80s, Bronski Beat and the Communards, before embarking on a solo career. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on June 22, 1961, he co-founded Bronski Beat in 1984; from the band's debut single "Smalltown Boy" onward, Somerville's songs dealt openly with his own homosexuality, a recurring theme that met with surprisingly little commercial resistance, as both the record and its follow-up, "Why?," cracked the U.K. Top Ten. The much-acclaimed album Age of Consent...
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- Bronski Beat (20)
- Communards (7)
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