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Andy Bell

52 Shouts   -   286,405 Scrobbles

Biography

The soaring falsetto of Andy Bell combined with the infectious electronic melodies of Vince Clarke to position Erasure among the most commercially successful techno pop acts of their era. Born April 25, 1964, in Peterborough, England, Bell was among over 40 applicants who in 1985 responded to a blind ad in a British music weekly seeking a singer; at the audition, he discovered the advertisement was placed by pop pioneer Clarke, famed for his previous stints as a member of Depeche Mode and Yazoo. Bell's powerful rendition of "Who Needs Love Like That?" so impressed Clarke that Erasure was formed on the spot, and months later the same song became the duo's debut single. One of the first openly gay stars in pop, Bell's gender-bending flamboyance and high-pitched vocals proved the perfect complement to Clarke's moody persona and buoyant popcraft. Although their 1986 debut LP On The Way To Wonderland was a commercial and critical disappointment, with 1988's The Innocents Erasure scored a pair of American pop hits, "Chains of Love" and "A Little Respect." While both 1989's Music For The Motion Picture Into The Wild and 1991's Myth topped the British charts, the advent of grunge minimized dance-pop's immediate appeal, however, and subsequent outings appeared to little notice outside of their core audience. In 2005, Bell made the announcement that he'd been HIV positive since 1998. Two albums appeared that year, Erasure's Nightbird and his first solo album Out Of The Blue. Five active years for the band kept Bell away from his solo career until 2010 when his club-oriented album Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret arrived. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Top Tracks

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Crazy - (3:54)  -  1,978 plays
  2. Intro - (1:01)  -  1,538 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    Fall in love
    All I want is love
    Don't you touch me
    Baby don't you touch me
    What do you see?
    Runaway - (3:40)  -  1,372 plays
  4. Electric Blue - (4:10)  -  1,297 plays
  5. Caught In A Spin - (3:20)  -  1,181 plays
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