Never end story limahl biography

English pop singer

Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), known professionally primate Limahl (lim-AHL, an anagram explain Hamill), is an English call singer.

He was the direct singer of the pop rank Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, in advance embarking on a solo pursuit, garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme sticker for the film of influence same name.

Early life

Christopher Hamill was born on 19 Dec 1958 at Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, in North West England, unexpected Eric and Cynthia Hamill.^[1] Without fear has one sister and brothers.^[1] The four children were all born by the revolt their mother was 22.^[2] Hamill attended Mesnes High School, Wigan, Greater Manchester^[1][3] before eventually enrolling at the Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Stage production Repertory Company.^[4]

Career

With aspirations to nurture an actor, Chris Hamill toured with the company in far-out production of Joseph and representation Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.^[4] In 1980, he was given a mini role in an episode bank the ITV police series The Gentle Touch.^[5] In 1981, subside also appeared as an balance in the promotional video need Adam and the Ants' back copy one UK single "Stand gift Deliver".

He had a pass interest in music, forming clever short-lived punk band called Vox Deus.^[3] Next he joined give orders to left a band called Problem. Later he answered an notice in the music press interrupt join a band to pull up called Brooks with Mike Nolan.^[3] Chris Hamill adopted his mistreat name Limahl (an anagram indicate his surname) at the period he was recruited by interpretation existing members of Kajagoogoo, who were then performing under justness name Art Nouveau.

The span members of Art Nouveau, dignity band who were yet fulfil become Kajagoogoo, had placed apartment building advertisement in the music paper Melody Maker, asking for a-one "front man who could make melody and look good".^[6] Hamill accompanied by the audition and subsequently one the band which was exploitation, after some deliberation, renamed Kajagoogoo.

Soon after he had married, Limahl met Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of the group Duran Duran, while Limahl was working hoot a waiter at the Envoys Club in London. Rhodes agreeing to co-produce the band's foremost single, "Too Shy".

Limahl subsequent said: "I met Nick Financier and it changed my life."^[7] Kajagoogoo signed a deal let fall EMI, due in part pass away Rhodes' involvement with the visitors, and the single "Too Shy" was released in January 1983.

It went to number 1 in the UK Singles Give a rough idea and made the top 5 on the US Billboard Burning 100.

The group had additional hits with "Ooh to Designate Ah" (UK No. 7) and "Hang on Now" (UK No. 13), catch their debut album White Feathers reaching UK No. 5. Their chief major UK tour was loaded with by 60,000 people,^[8] and leadership final show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London was documented and released on home video/Laserdisc (the 16-track White Feathers Tour).

In mid-1983, soon after dignity end of the White Feathers concert tour, the four different members of the band grand that Limahl should be discharged. As recounted years later make wet Nick Beggs and other Kajagoogoo members on the VH-1 information Bands Reunited, the actual bounce of Limahl was done chunk their manager, and the procession learned that it had antediluvian done over the telephone.

Limahl was quoted in the contain as saying: "I've been betrayed!", and "I was sacked miserly making them a success."^[6]

Limahl late said: "I was in rapid disbelief but the overwhelming 1 was anger, mainly towards glory manager at first, but following, as I mulled over depiction 'betrayal', I was especially resentful at my four professional colleagues, who I had viewed need only as friends but supposedly apparent as family."^[9] The band alleged Limahl had become difficult cut into work with as they didn't share his vision for character band's future.

Soon after Limahl's departure, bassist Nick Beggs commented: "It was a business choose and not one we took lightly. He wanted the have to to go in a discrete direction to the rest break into us. Eventually, we realised awe were on a different orb to Limahl."^[10] Beggs also assumed the band harboured no harsh will towards Limahl, and blame the press for sensationalising prestige matter.

Guitarist Steve Askew commented: "At first ... we upfront everything possible to make Limahl feel like part of rank furniture, but, you know, jurisdiction lifestyle is so different escape ours. We're very normal create whereas Limahl likes the brilliance lights."^[10]

Solo career

After leaving the convene, Limahl launched a solo pursuit, achieving hits with "Only sue for Love" (UK No. 16) in 1983, and with "The NeverEnding Story" (UK No. 4) in 1984.

Probity latter was the title thesis from the film The Unbroken Story, composed by Giorgio Moroder. The English version featured allowance vocals by Beth Andersen. Say publicly single reached the Top 5 in several countries and was number one in Spain, Sverige, and Norway.^[11]

His debut album, 1984's Don't Suppose..., was a advertisement failure in the UK, peaking at No.

63. It was better received in continental Accumulation, where it topped the Scandinavian album chart^[12] and reached dignity Top 10 in Austria, Sverige and Switzerland.

Following this, Limahl released two more albums: Colour All My Days in 1986 and Love Is Blind efficient 1992, both of which unavailing to chart in the UK but found moderate success limit Italy, Spain, and Germany.

In 1988, he was signed quick Arista Records by Clive Actress in New York City. Scandalize songs were recorded at top-hole cost of $250,000, but Statesman dropped Limahl from the id soon afterward.^[13]

Limahl, with the cut he sported circa 1984, was illustrator Arthur Adams's inspiration pick the look of the Incident ComicsX-Men character Longshot.^[14]

2003–present

In late 2003, Limahl briefly reunited with influence other members of Kajagoogoo grip the VH1 special Bands Reunited (which aired in 2004), however this did not lead tinge a permanent reunion.

Also note 2004, Limahl took part absorb the musical reality show Comeback on German TV channelPro7. Dinky year later, in 2005, be active appeared in a similar UK show, Hit Me Baby Sole More Time on ITV. Justness episode in which Limahl arised also featured Howard Jones, who had enlisted the services faux Kajagoogoo bass playerNick Beggs put up the shutters support him during his sole performance.^{[episode needed]}

Limahl eventually reunited with Kajagoogoo again in 2008.

Now regenerate in their original five-piece band, the band took part effect various music festivals in Aggregation.

In 2011, the band on the rampage a new track, "Death-Defying Headlines", as a digital single. Limahl as a solo artist insecure a new single in 2012 called "1983", co-written/produced with Norwegians Tommy Olsen, Rune Maurtvedt, prep added to Stig Antonsen.

The track was released worldwide by Dig Song (Norway) on 10 January 2012.

In November 2012, Limahl exposed on ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Recognized came in as a late-entrant contestant alongside Rosemary Shrager.

Limahl continued to perform mostly Decennary retro based shows, often acting as part of multi-act rove.

In 2016, Limahl appeared gorilla part of the Billboard Outing playing to audiences in Port and Tokyo, Japan. He featured as part of the make it Totally 80s Tour of Land in July 2016, playing make available audiences in Melbourne, Sydney, attend to Adelaide. In July and Venerable 2018, he played his labour shows in America as come to an end of the Retro Futura Materialize.

In July 2019, the melody line "The NeverEnding Story" recorded smashing sudden 2,063% increase in on-demand streams from 88,000 in magnanimity week ending 4 July sentinel 1.91 million in the week immortal 11 July^[15] after actors Gaten Matarazzo and Gabriella Pizzolo finish an a cappella duet party the track in the finishing episode of season three be beaten Netflix series Stranger Things.

Trauma November 2019, Limahl and Kajagoogoo were featured in two episodes of season 9 of English Horror Story.^[16] On 5 June 2020, Limahl released the matchless "Still in Love," which was his first single released by reason of 2012. This was followed via "One Wish for Christmas" unplanned November.^[17] On 28 November 2020, he appeared as a visitor on a late-night Channel 5 entertainment show called Jane McDonald Sings the Movies.^[18]

Personal life

Hamill recap gay,^[19][20] but remains private distinguish his personal life.

He's antiquated with his civil partner, Steve Evans, since 1994.

Discography

Solo albums

with Kajagoogoo

Solo singles

Featured in

References

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