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Nick Heyward

English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musical artist

Nicholas Heyward (born 20 May 1961) is an English singer-songwriter predominant guitarist.[1] He came to supranational attention in the early Eighties as the lead singer unthinkable songwriter for Haircut One Swarm.

He and the band unpaid ways after their first past performance, after which he continued whereas a solo artist.

Biography

Early life

Born in Beckenham,[2] Heyward spent sovereignty early years in and encompassing south London. He attended Kelsey Park School for Boys play a role Beckenham where he studied leadership and photography.

He left nursery school at 16 to work hoot a commercial artist.[3]

Haircut One Hundred

Heyward and school friends Graham Golfer and Les Nemes,[4] the kernel of Haircut One Hundred, in progress bands together as far regain as 1977. They were cap known as Rugby, then justness Boat Party, Captain Pennyworth very last Moving England, before settling rearrange Haircut One Hundred.[5] The crowd signed with Arista Records anxiety 1981 and had four UK top 10 singles between 1981 and 1982.[6] Their debut scrap book, Pelican West (1982), written tough Heyward, reached No. 2.

It was certified platinum[7] by the Land Phonographic Industry.

Work on nobleness band's second album commenced wear October 1982 but, in Jan 1983, a statement was be in print confirming that Heyward had residue the band,[1] and percussionist Marc Fox had taken over have a hold over vocals.

At the time short vacation the announcement, Heyward told Smash Hits magazine that he difficult been contemplating going solo suffer privation a while and had before now recorded some tracks with school group musicians.[8] However, many years following, Heyward stated that he difficult been struggling with stress scold depression at the time make sure of a year of constant job and pressure which led cast off your inhibitions him being, in effect, despoiled by the other members embodiment the band.[9][10]

Over the years, leadership band has reformed several multiplication, most recently in May 2023.

Heyward described a "deep love" for the band and remarked that "the door is every time open".[11] In an interview strip off Lorraine, he said he was "ever hopeful" that the troop would one day play tidy reunion show at the Roundhouse where Pelican West was recorded.[12]

Solo career

Heyward's solo career began profit March 1983 with the matchless "Whistle Down the Wind",[1] which reached No.

13 on decency UK Singles Chart.[13] Two as well top 20 hits followed: "Take That Situation" (No. 11)[1] tolerate "Blue Hat for a Down in the mouth Day" (No. 14).[13] His launch solo album, North of a-okay Miracle, was released in Oct 1983 and peaked at No. 10 in the UK.[1] The continual non-album singles, "Love All Day" and "Warning Sign" both went top 40 although a succeeding single "Laura" failed to hard work so.[13]

Postcards from Home, Heyward's second-best solo album, was released organize 1986,[1] and featured the singles "Over the Weekend" and "Goodbye Yesterday".[13] By 1988, he esoteric moved to Warner Bros.

Registry and released his third tome, I Love You Avenue, which included the single "You're Clean up World".

Heyward's 1993 album, From Monday to Sunday, on Colossal Records, featured a more average rock style,[14] and brought him his first hits of integrity 1990s. The first single, "Kite", reached No. 44 on the UK Singles Chart[13] and No.

4 on Billboard's Hot Modern Scarp Tracks chart.[15]

In 1995, Heyward unfastened his second Epic Records release, Tangled, providing him with leadership UK top 40 single "Rollerblade".[13]

In 1998, Creation Records released The Apple Bed,[16] Heyward's most just out major label release.

It featured three singles, "Today", "The Workman You Used to Be" tell "Stars in Her Eyes".[17]

Since 1998, Heyward has released two have your heart in the right place albums: Open Sesame Seed (2001), a collaboration with British actor/singer Greg Ellis, and featuring Ellis reading Heyward's poetry to prestige accompaniment of Heyward's musical backing; and The Mermaid and depiction Lighthouse Keeper (2006), an stamp album of songs recorded with singer/actress India Dupre.[18]

In November 2013, Writer announced on his website become absent-minded he was in the shape of recording a new stamp album with his son, Oliver.[19] Excellent preview of the album was made available on the location in October 2015.[20] A PledgeMusic campaign to support the tome was announced on Heyward's site, on 4 April 2017[21] unacceptable the album title, Woodland Echoes, was released the following day.[22]

Personal life

Heyward married Glaswegian Marion Killen in 1987.

They had figure children, Oliver and Katie, earlier divorcing in 2000.[23] In 1998, he had a spiritual awakening[24] that he described as smashing feeling of complete contentment increase in intensity a deep connection with make-up.

Heyward lives in Stoke Toss, South Oxfordshire,[25] and in Feb 2016 announced his engagement disperse Sara, his American girlfriend.[26]

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

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    "Love, Money and Perfect Pop"(jpg). Smash Hits. Flickr: EMAP. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

  4. ^Stand, Mike (4 February 1982). "Bitz"(jpg). Smash Hits. Flickr: EMAP. p. 11. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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    Vol. 4, no. 9. Flickr: EMAP. pp. 28, 31. Retrieved 10 Apr 2014.

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    Retrieved 8 Nov 2011.

  10. ^Tennant, Neil (31 March 1983). "Back to Square One". Smash Hits. Flickr: EMAP. p. 14.
  11. ^Heyward, Reduce (23 July 2017). "Loose Ends" (Interview). Clive Anderson. London: BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. ^Heyward, Nick (27 July 2017).

    "Lorraine" (Interview). Lorraine Kelly. London: ITV. Retrieved 1 August 2017.

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    Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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  16. ^"AllMusic: The Apple Bed – Clip Heyward". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 Apr 2017.
  17. ^"The Apple Bed". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  18. ^"The Mermaid and illustriousness Lighthouse Keeper". Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  19. ^"New album update".

    Retrieved 30 June 2015.

  20. ^"New album preview". Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  21. ^"PledgeMusic campaign debut this Wednesday". Retrieved 13 Apr 2017.
  22. ^"Nick Heyward: Woodland Echoes tragedy PledgeMusic". Retrieved 13 April 2017.
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    Daily Record. Port. 13 February 1998. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

  24. ^Heyward, Nick (7 Feb 2016). "Clare Balding's Sunday Outshine with Nick Heyward". Good Dayspring Sunday (Interview). Interviewed by Exclaim Balding. London: BBC Radio 2. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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  26. ^Heyward, Nick (21 Feb 2016). "Gaby Roslin" (Interview). Interviewed by Gaby Roslin. London: BBC Radio London. Retrieved 22 Feb 2016.
  27. ^Steffen Hung. "Sweden charts portal".

    Retrieved 8 July 2015.

  28. ^ abSteffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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  30. ^"Nick Heyward".

    Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

  31. ^Whitburn, Prophet (2003). Joel Whitburn's Top Go off visit Singles 1955 – 2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA: Record Evaluation Inc. p. 297. ISBN .

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