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Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

Acting
22 Jun 1961 (64 years)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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 i...

Also Known As

The Communards, James William Somerville, Bronski Beat

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