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Roland Gift

Roland Gift

geboren am 28.4.1961 in Birmingham, West Midlands, Grossbritannien

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Roland Gift

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Roland Lee Gift (born 28 May 1961)[1] is a British singer, songwriter and actor. He was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals, who rose to fame in the mid 1980s.

Biography

Gift was born in Sparkhill in Birmingham,[2] England, to a white mother and a black father,[3] and lived in the city until the age of 11.[4] He then moved to Hull, where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops. He was educated at Kelvin Hall School in Hull.

Gift has three sisters, Helga, Ragna and Jay, and one brother, Paul.

One of his children, son Louis, performs in the experimental acrobatic circus company Barely Methodical Troupe.[5]

Akrylykz and Fine Young Cannibals

His first recording, on which he played the saxophone,[3] was with Hull ska band Akrylykz; the second release on York's Red Rhino Records.[6] Although this record was unsuccessful, it did bring him to the attention of Andy Cox and David Steele of the Beat. Akrylykz toured with the Beat,[7] which led to them, in around 1985, asking him to be the lead singer of their new band Fine Young Cannibals after their old band, the Beat, had broken up. He also was a guest artist on the Ska City Rockers' "Time Is Tight" single.

In 1990, he was named by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world.

Solo career

Gift has performed as a solo artist again, appearing at the Rewind Festival in Henley.[8] On 13 February 2012, Gift appeared on BBC Radio Solent promoting the gigs and announced a potential new album in 2012. This will be a soundtrack to a film Gift is involved with. "The Prisoner" was played on the show and Roland said this would probably be included in the soundtrack.

He also appeared in Jools Holland's 20th annual 'Hootenanny' show, which aired overnight on BBC2 on 31 December 2012 / 1 January 2013,[9] the last to be recorded at BBC Television Centre. Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits 'Good Thing' and 'Suspicious Minds'.

Gift was a guest vocalist on Jools Holland's 2013 tour.[10]

Acting

In 1987, Gift had his first screen role in the film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and also appeared in Out of Order the same year. In 1990 he did his first stage work, playing Romeo in the Hull Truck Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a production which had a brief run in the United States at the Staller Center for the Arts.[11] He also appeared as a lounge singer (singing songs that were included in the Fine Young Cannibals album The Raw and the Cooked) in the 1987 film Tin Men, directed by Barry Levinson.[12]

In 1989, he appeared in Scandal as Johnny Edgecombe, Christine Keeler's boyfriend.

In December 1992, he began the first of five appearances as the evil Immortal Xavier St. Cloud in the television series Highlander: The Series, and appeared in an episode of the Yorkshire Television series Heartbeat. He also had a small role as the jazz saxophonist Eddie Mullen in the mini-series Painted Lady (1997), starring Helen Mirren, and appeared in the movie The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife (2001).

Discography

Albums

Year Information UK Album Chart
2002 Roland Gift
  • Debut studio album
  • Released: 18 March 2002
  • Formats: CD, Digital Download

Singles

Year Single UK Singles Chart Album
2002 "It's Only Money"
123
Roland Gift
2009 "Crushed"
*(as Roland Lee Gift)
Non-album single

References

  1. ^ Roland Gift at AllMusic
  2. ^ Coleman, Andy (15 March 2002). "Good Thing, Where Have You Gone?: Interview – Roland Gift". Birmingham Evening Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  3. ^ a b "Roland Gift Biography". Musicianguide.com. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  4. ^ Robertson, Peter (10 August 2002). "Home truths: Roland Gift". The Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 2014-01-25. 
  5. ^ Lyons, Beverley (2014-08-07). "Video: Bromance star Louis Gift reveals how his life has gone full circle as he appears at Edinburgh Fringe". Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-01-17. 
  6. ^ "Tony Kostrzewa: Founder of Red Rhino Records". The Independent. 9 May 2008. 
  7. ^ "The Rebel Magazine: Q & A with Roland Gift". Therebelmagazine.blogspot.com. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  8. ^ "Roland Gift – Rewind 2012". Absolute Radio. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014. 
  9. ^ "BBC Two – Jools' Annual Hootenanny, Jools' 20th Annual Hootenanny – 2012". Bbc.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 
  10. ^ "Official Web Site | Tour Dates". Jools Holland. Retrieved 2014-06-28. 
  11. ^ "Review/Theater; Pop Star as a Nontraditional Romeo". The New York Times. 14 July 1990. Retrieved 2012-12-09. 
  12. ^ Gerard, Chris (February 11, 2014). "Classic album revisited: Fine Young Cannibals "The Raw and The Cooked"". Metro Weekly. 

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