Jimmy Somerville
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-06-22 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also known As
The Communards
James William Somerville
Bronski Beat
Jimmy Somerville
Biography
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of...
Acting
1992
as Singer / Angel
1986
as Self
2022
as The Guardian Angel
1990
1992
as Self (archive footage)
1986
as Self
2007
1989
as Angel
1999
as Self
2015
1990
1991
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1996
as Swallow (voice)
Production
1990
1983
2004
as Thanks
1993
as Original Music Composer
1996
as Original Music Composer
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