Artiste · Royaume-Uni
Jimmy Somerville
Depuis 1961
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James Somerville, dit Jimmy Somerville, né le 22 juin 1961 à Glasgow, est un auteur-compositeur-interprète écossais. Il est connu dans les années 1980 avec les groupes new wave Bronski Beat et The Communards avant d'entamer une carrière solo. Ponctuellement, il est aussi acteur.
Il dispose d'une bonne agilité vocale et d'une maîtrise rare de sa voix naturelle. Sa tessiture lui permet ainsi de chanter des notes en voix de tête mais aussi de poitrine (voix mixte) dans les partitions de sopranistes, à l'instar de Forbidden Fruit ou encore Never No More au grain bluesy.
La musicalité de ses interprétations lui permet de chanter dans tous les registres : It Ain't Necessarily So de George Gershwin, Comment te dire adieu écrite par Serge Gainsbourg (et popularisée par Françoise Hardy), To Love Somebody des Bee Gees ou encore Sentimental Journey des Platters.
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James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish singer. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as a member the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards; with the former, Somerville achieved commercial success worldwide with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.
Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of Consent (1984) was the only release Somerville contributed to as lead vocalist before leaving the band in 1985 to join the Communards. With Somerville on lead vocals, the Communards released their self-titled debut album in 1986, spawning the internationally successful single "Don't Leave Me This Way" which became the best-selling single of 1986 in the United Kingdom. Further success came with single "So Cold the Night" and their second studio album Red (1987) before disbanding in 1988; Somerville then began a solo career.
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Discographie
Albums
- 1989 Read My Lips
- 1995 Dare to Love
- 1999 Manage the Damage
- 2004 Home Again
- 2004 Home Again
- 2010 Suddenly Last Summer
- 2015 Homage
- 2016 Club Homage
EP
- 1996 Star
- 1999 Lay Down
- 1999 Something To Live For (Sounds Of Life Remixes)
- 2010 Bright Thing
- 2011 Momentum EP
- 2012 Solent
Singles
- 1989 Comment te dire adieu
- 1989 You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- 1990 Read My Lips (Enough is Enough)
- 1990 To Love Somebody
- 1991 Run From Love
- 1994 Heartbeat
- 1995 Hurt So Good
- 1995 By Your Side
- 1997 Dark Sky
- 1997 Dark Sky
- 1997 Safe
- 1999 Lay Down
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- 2000 Why (Almighty Mixes)
- 2001 Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
- 2004 It's So Good
- 2004 Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- 2005 Ain't No Mountain
- 2005 Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
- 2012 Take Me There
- 2014 Travesty
- 2014 Smalltown Boy (Reprise)
- 2015 Strong Enough