Paul Roberts

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Name = Paul Roberts


Img_capt = Paul Roberts on stage with The Stranglers at Nottingham in 2005
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Background = vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Paul Roberts
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Born = 31 December 1959
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Origin = Southern England, United Kingdom
Instrument = Vocals
Genre = Punk, Pop punk, New wave
Occupation = Musician and actor
Years_active = 1980s - present
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Associated_acts = The Stranglers, Soulsec
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Paul Roberts (born 31 December 1959 in England), is a British singer who was the lead singer of The Stranglers between 1990 and 2006.

Career

The Stranglers

He replaced Hugh Cornwell in The Stranglers in 1990 and appeared on and co-wrote their studio albums Stranglers In the Night, About Time, Written in Red, Coup de Grace and Norfolk Coast. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3224917.stm Rock's Stranglers return to EMI] - BBC News Online]

He performed live as a non-playing frontman, as The Stranglers recruited separate guitarist John Ellis and later Baz Warne to co-replace Cornwell, who sang vocals and played guitar. The response to Roberts from The Stranglers fanbase was at least partially negative, which he has acknowledged. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/totp2/artists/s/stranglers/underthegrill/page1.shtml Interviews] - Top of the Pops]

Paul left The Stranglers after almost 16 years (believed to be longer than his predecessor, according to press quotes from his former colleagues) in May 2006. The split was officially described as "amicable." [ [http://www.stranglers.net/b_ground.html Band History] - The Stranglers official website] The band reverted to a four-piece with Warne taking over lead vocals and JJ Burnell returning to singing songs he originally provided lead vocals on.

oulsec

Soulsec is the title of his current project, and to date he has written the albums "FAITH?" (under the name 'The Faithband'), "Self Discovery","The Pressure Sensitive"and 2007's"End Games". Also the singles "God", "When Reason Sleeps", "8 Days" and "Swim". There have also been several acoustic/electric live and studio CDs.

Soulsec was in existence as a side-project for some of the later years he was still with The Stranglers.

Other work

He played the role of Pop Larkin in the world premiere of "The Darling Buds of May-Perfick." [ [http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/view_press_release_printer_friendly.php?rID=45147 FROM STRANGLER TO POP LARKIN - THE AMAZING STORY OF PAUL ROBERTS] - 24-7 Press Release] This was a musical based on the work or H.E Bates and written by David Burton, formerly a member of the cast of Only Fools & Horses. The show will ran for a week in April 2008 at The Kings Theatre, Southsea in Southsea as a trial to see if the company could raise enough interest to finance a West End production. Its level of success is currently not known.

Personal life

In December 2005, he was involved in a dramatic car crash in which his car was thrown into the air and landed upside down, but he escaped without injury.

He is an avid fund-raiser for a prostate cancer charity.

References

External links

* [http://www.soulsec.com Official Soulsec Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/soulsec Soulsec on MySpace]
* [http://www.mephistophelessmith.co.uk/ The Official Mephistopheles Smith Page]