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Feargal Sharkey
Since 1958
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Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer and environmentalist from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was the lead vocalist of the punk band The Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and became a solo artist in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single "A Good Heart" was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area.
Sharkey is a lifelong fly fisherman, and has campaigned against the pollution of British rivers (particularly chalk streams). He is the Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. He has become a figurehead for the campaign to prevent water companies dumping sewage into UK waterways and coasts.
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Sean Feargal Sharkey (né le 13 août 1958) est un chanteur nord-irlandais originaire d'Irlande du Nord, initialement chanteur du groupe pop punk The Undertones. Dès lors, tout en s'éloignant de ses projets musicaux au début des années 1990, il incarne divers rôles dans l'industrie musicale au Royaume-Uni, et remporte plusieurs prix et distinctions pour son travail dans ce domaine.
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Discography
Albums
- 1985 Feargal Sharkey
- 1988 Wish
- 1991 Songs From the Mardi Gras
Singles
- 1984 Listen to Your Father
- 1985 Loving You
- 1985 You Little Thief
- 1985 A Good Heart
- 1988 More Love
- 1988 Out of My System
- 1991 I’ve Got News for You / I Can’t Begin to Stop