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Karl Wallinger
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Artist · United Kingdom

Karl Wallinger

Since 1957 · Ended in 2024

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Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger (19 October 1957 – 10 March 2024) was a Welsh musician, songwriter and record producer. He was best known for leading the band World Party and for his mid-1980s membership of the Waterboys (contributing in particular to the arrangement and recording of their hit single "The Whole of the Moon").

Wallinger's songwriting credits include the World Party songs "Ship of Fools", which was a Top 40 hit in the United States, "Way Down Now", which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, and "She's the One", which was later covered by Robbie Williams and became a hit single.

Wallinger was a multi-instrumentalist, which enabled him to demo and record the bulk of World Party material as a one-man band. Although he was right-handed, he played a right-handed guitar upside-down and left-handed.

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Karl Edmond De Vere Wallinger, né le 19 octobre 1957 à Prestatyn (Pays de Galles) et mort le 10 mars 2024 à Hastings (Angleterre), est un musicien, auteur-compositeur et producteur de disques britannique d'origine galloise.

Il est surtout connu pour avoir été le leader du groupe World Party et pour avoir été membre au milieu des années 1980 du groupe The Waterboys . Il a également écrit et publié la chanson She's the One, qui a ensuite été reprise par Robbie Williams et est devenue un single à succès.

Karl Wallinger est un multi-instrumentiste, ce qui lui permet de faire des démos et d'enregistrer la majeure partie des chansons de World Party en tant que groupe solo. Il joue de la guitare pour gaucher.

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