| Name |
Terry Hall |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
19-March-1959 |
| Place of Birth |
Coventry, England |
| Famous for |
singing |
Terry Hall is the lead singer of The Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas. He has released two solo albums and has also collaborated with many artists including David A. Stewart, Bananarama, The Lightning Seeds, Sinead O'Connor, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz, Damon Albarn, Tricky, Junkie XL, Leila Arab, Lily Allen, Shakespears Sister and Nouvelle Vague.
As the frontman for The Specials, Hall first came to prominence in the UK in 1979 when BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel played their debut single "Gangsters" on his show. The band then went on to release their debut album, The Specials, which also contained the hits "A Message to You, Rudy" and a slower version of "Too Much Too Young."
In October 1980, The Specials released their second album, More Specials, which boasted two more hit singles with "Do Nothing" and "Stereotype."
The single "Ghost Town", released in June 1981, spent three weeks at number one and ten weeks in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. The b-side song, "Friday Night Saturday Morning", penned by Terry Hall, described a night out at the Coventry Locarno.
The Fun Boy Three
Hall began his formal solo career in 1994 with Home. The album was produced by his former collaborator Ian Broudie and it reached no.95 in the UK Album Chart. The album also features ex Echo & The Bunnymen bassist, Les Pattinson. The highlight of the album was the single "Sense", which reached No.54 in the UK Singles Chart. The following year, Hall released the "Rainbows" EP in collaboration with Damon Albarn of Blur, but like the other singles lifted from the album, it failed to make much impression on the chart.
In 1997, Hall followed up his début album with Laugh. It remains his most successful solo outing, making it to No. 50 in the UK Albums Chart. It also contains the Top 50 UK single, "Ballad of a Landlord". Both albums featured longtime collaborator Craig Gannon.
