Cy Curnin

Cy Curnin
Cy Curnin
Birth name Cyril John Curnin
Born 12 December 1957 (1957-12-12) (age 53)
Wimbledon, England
Genres Rock, New Wave, Pop rock, Synthpop
Occupations Vocalist, Session keyboardist
Instruments Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
Years active 1980-present
Associated acts The Fixx, Tina Turner, Rupert Hine

Cy Curnin (born Cyril John Curnin, 12 December 1957, Wimbledon, England) is a singer/songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist for the new wave music group, The Fixx. The band became famous with the song "One Thing Leads to Another" in 1983, and remained popular in the United States throughout the 1980s. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the Billboard charts. He is also known for his solo career, with three albums to date, Mayfly in 2005, The Returning Sun in 2007 and Solar Minimum in 2009. His fourth solo record, Tabula Rasa is set for release in early 2011.

He appeared in the Tina Turner music video "Better Be Good to Me" along with Fixx guitarist Jamie West-Oram. They both appeared on the Private Dancer album.

In addition to singing lead vocals, Curnin has occasionally played piano or guitar on various Fixx albums.

While Cy tours regularly with The Fixx, he has also toured as a solo performer in the U.S. and in Europe. On occasion he has been joined by English singer/songwriter/guitarist, Nick Harper. Recently, he was the special guest of Midge Ure on gigs in Europe.

Cy supports the music-based cancer charity, Love Hope Strength Foundation. With them, he has participated treks to the base camp of Mt. Everest, Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, and Pikes Peak to raise awareness and funds for cancer treatment facilities in remote areas of the world.

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Biography

Early life

At age of 16, Cy graduated from high school at the Wimbledon College. He then began participating in drama in college, where he studied with Fixx drummer Adam Woods.

Participating

In 1990, Cy participated with Rupert Hine and many other artists in the world music album One World One Voice. He played piano and sang with many artists.

In October 2007, Curnin participated with Mike Peters from The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze, and Slim Jim Phantom from The Stray Cats in a trip to the Everest mountains in Nepal, whose trip was to support the Love Hope Strength foundation.

Music style

In many Fixx concert stages, Cy can be often found with a glass of wine in the right hand and with a shaker egg in the left hand.

Personal life

Cy Curnin currently lives in Loire Valley, France, along with his wife Aurélia and his daughter Inès and his two sons, James and Max Curnin. He is involved in sustainable farming practices.

Solo discography

  • 2005 - Mayfly
  • 2007 - The Returning Sun
  • 2009 - Solar Minimum
  • 2011 - Tabula Rasa (upcoming)

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