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Mick Hucknall‌

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Mick Hucknall

Manchester, England, UK

Mick Hucknall

Manchester, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1960-06-08

Popularity

star2.0

Biography

Michael James Hucknall (born 8 June 1960) is an English singer and songwriter. Hucknall achieved international fame in the 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter of the soul-influenced pop band Simply Red, with whom he enjoyed a 25-year career and sold over 50 million albums. Hucknall was described by Australian music magazine Rhythms as "one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers", while Q credited him with "the most prodigious voice this side of Motown". Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, on 8 June 1960, was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he was three; the upheaval caused by this event inspired him to write "Holding Back the Years", which would become one of Simply Red's biggest and best-known hits. He was brought up in Denton by his father, Reginald (1935–2009), a barber in Stockport. According to Hucknall he had a happy childhood until the age of 10, when he began to clash with his father "because there was no woman to act as referee". He attended Audenshaw School, before continuing his education at Tameside College and Manchester Polytechnic's School of Art, where he was a fine art student: whilst at art school he lived in Hulme. It would not be until the mid-1990s that he would reconnect with his mother, Maureen, who was by then living in the US city of Dallas. As of a 2008 interview, he had only seen her twice since she left. He is of Irish ancestry from his mother, whose father was from County Offaly, along with his paternal grandmother. His maternal grandmother was Jewish. Hucknall was among the people present at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976 where the Sex Pistols were playing. His interest in the music scene led to the launch of his career in the late 1970s, when he was part of the band Frantic Elevators. The Frantic Elevators released four singles, including a version of "Holding Back the Years", which he later recorded with Simply Red. As lead singer and core member of Simply Red, he became the identifiable face of the band. His face and long curly red hair were featured prominently on album artwork and in videos. In 1997, Hucknall won an Outstanding Achievement award from the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO Awards) despite being white. Hucknall is also one of the founders and financial backers of the reggae label Blood and Fire. He also manages the record label simplyred.com. In October 2007, on David Jensen's show on the Gold network, he announced Simply Red would split in 2009. In 2008, he released his first solo album Tribute to Bobby, a tribute to the blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland. In October 2009, Hucknall appeared at a charity performance as vocalist for a re-formed version of Faces, replacing Rod Stewart. In October 2011, he was awarded with a BASCA Gold Badge award in recognition of his contribution to music. In October 2012, he released American Soul, a collection of his favourite music re-recorded with his vocals. ... Source: Article "Mick Hucknall" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movie Credits

Simply Red: Live at Old Trafford - Theatre of Dream

Simply Red: Live at Old Trafford - Theatre of Dream‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

Simply Red: Farewell

Simply Red: Farewell‌
star7.6
calendar 2011

Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux

Quincy Jones : 75th Birthday Celebration Live at Montreux‌
star6.6
calendar 2008

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011

B.B. King - Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2011‌
star6.1
calendar 2012

Classic Albums: Simply Red - Stars

Classic Albums: Simply Red - Stars‌
star5.5
calendar 2011

Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2010

Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2010‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire

Simply Red - Live At The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Simply Red: Stay - Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Simply Red: Stay - Live at the Royal Albert Hall‌
star9.0
calendar 2007

Simply Red: Radio 2 in the Park

Simply Red: Radio 2 in the Park‌
star9.0
calendar 2023

SIMPLY RED: For The Last Time

SIMPLY RED: For The Last Time‌
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calendar

An Audience with Simply Red

An Audience with Simply Red‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

An Audience with Rod Stewart

An Audience with Rod Stewart‌
star0.0
calendar 1998

Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6

Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6‌
star0.0
calendar 2013

De-Lovely

De-Lovely‌
star6.2
calendar 2004

Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2003

Simply Red: Live at Montreux 2003‌
star7.0
calendar 2012

Tom Jones : An Audience with Tom Jones

Tom Jones : An Audience with Tom Jones‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest‌
star7.3
calendar 2008

Simply Red: Montreux Jazz Festival 2016

Simply Red: Montreux Jazz Festival 2016‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon

The Tony Ferrino Phenomenon‌
star0.0
calendar 1997

Simple Red: Viva Chile

Simple Red: Viva Chile‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Simply Red - Symphonica In Rosso - Live At Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam

Simply Red - Symphonica In Rosso - Live At Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam‌
star8.0
calendar 2018

Simply Red: Home Live in Sicily

Simply Red: Home Live in Sicily‌
star4.2
calendar 2003

Simply Red - Cuba!

Simply Red - Cuba!‌
star8.0
calendar 2006

Tv Credits

Die Lotto-Show

Die Lotto-Show‌
star2.0
calendar 1998

Classic Albums

Classic Albums‌
star7.8
calendar 1997

Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..?‌
star5.5
calendar 1981

An Audience with...

An Audience with...‌
star5.3
calendar 1978

GMTV

GMTV‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

Family Guy

Family Guy‌
star7.4
calendar 1999

The Sharon Osbourne Show

The Sharon Osbourne Show‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

The One Show

The One Show‌
star4.6
calendar 2006

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show‌
star3.7
calendar 2007

Celebrity Mastermind

Celebrity Mastermind‌
star6.0
calendar 2003

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards‌
star7.6
calendar 1984

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées‌
star6.2
calendar 1982

Leute heute

Leute heute‌
star3.0
calendar 1997

TFI Friday

TFI Friday‌
star6.7
calendar 1996

Celebridade

Celebridade‌
star7.9
calendar 2003

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

Goldene Kamera Verleihung‌
star3.5
calendar 1966

Question Time

Question Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1979

Car S.O.S.

Car S.O.S.‌
star7.2
calendar 2013

Legends

Legends‌
star5.0
calendar 2006

TV Total

TV Total‌
star6.1
calendar 1999