- Tim Burgess
Infobox musical artist
Name = Tim Burgess
Background = khaki
Birth_name = Timothy Allan Burgess
Born = Birth date and age|1967|5|30|mf=y
Origin =Northwich ,England
Genre =Rock and Roll /Pop/Britpop
Occupation = Lead singer, songwriter
Years_active = 1989 - present
Instrument = Lead vocals,Harmonica
First_album = "Some Friendly "
Latest_album = "Simpatico "
Notable_albums = "Tellin Stories ", "Wonderland ", "I Believe "
Notable songs = "One To Another ", "Impossible ", "Blackened Blue Eyes "
Label =Dead Dead Good Beggars Banquet Records Universal Records PIAS
Associated_acts = The CharlatansThe Chavs Hatcham Social
URL = [http://www.thecharlatans.net]Tim Burgess (born Timothy Allan Burgess,
May 30 1967 ,Salford ,England ) is the lead singer of British rock/indie act The Charlatans. Despite being born in Salford he lived inNorthwich ,Cheshire in 1989 when he joined The Charlatans andNorthwich is seen as both his hometown and the where The Charlatans formed. [ [http://www.helphiregroupjobs.co.uk/our_locations/northwich/working_and_living_in_northwich/ Helphire Group : Working and Living in Northwich ] ]Career
He joined the Charlatans in 1989 and was signed, with the band, by Beggars Banquet Records in 1990. Prior to this he was the lead singer in The Electric Crayons. Burgess also Featured on Saint Etienne's 1993 Christmas single "I Was Born on Christmas Day".
Burgess's debut solo album, "I Believe", was released in the UK on
8 September 2003 . In 2004 he collaborated withThe Chemical Brothers , singing on the track "The Boxer" from their album "Push the Button". Burgess had previously appeared withThe Chemical Brothers on the 1995 track "Life Is Sweet" taken from their debut album "Exit Planet Dust " and "Time for Living" from the "Help" album of the same year.As Burgess has lived in Los Angeles,
California for some years, far away from the other band members who still live inEngland , fans feared that The Charlatans may split following the release of "I Believe", which included "Oh My Corazon", but the band reformed to record "Up at the Lake " in 2004.Burgess has the same name as the drummer for 1980s pop group
T'Pau , which causes occasional confusion.2006 saw Burgess return with the Charlatans, releasing another album "
Simpatico ". A change in style, it had a more reggae andska -like sound to it.Fact|date=January 2008 Burgess also sang guest vocals on Mexican band Zoé's album "Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea".Burgess is also a member of a group called
The Chavs , along with ex-LibertineCarl Barât . The band traditionally only play once a year at the Tap'n'Tin club in Chatham,Kent . He has stated that the band have plans to record their debut album in August 2008. [http://www.nme.com/news/dirty-pretty-things/37486]He is a fan and friend of the rock band
The Rolling Stones , he supported the band as a solo artist at theMEN Arena in 2003 and as Charlatans' frontman several times in recent years. He also occasionally wears a Rolling Stonesbaseball jacket.Fact|date=January 2008Burgess also recently produced for new London band
Hatcham Social , working with them on their double A single "Til The Dawn/Penelope (Under My Hat)".References
External links
* Charlatans Website at http://www.thecharlatans.net/
* List of influences at http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1241889,00.html
* Live performance of I was Born on Christmas day with Saint Etienne [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxVHLuUiuEk]
* [http://www.musictowers.com/features/ViewArticle1842.aspx Interview with Tim Burgess on MusicTowers.com]
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