Peter Mark Sinclair “Marc” Almond, OBE is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
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Marc Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell and has also had a diverse career as a solo artist.
Marc Almond’s collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart”.
Marc Almond was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to arts and culture.
Marc Almond age
Marc Almond was born on born 9 July 1957 to Sandra Mary Diesen and Peter John Sinclair Almond, a Second Lieutenant in the King’s Liverpool Regiment.
Marc Almond young
Marc Almond was brought up nearby at his grandparents’ house in Birkdale with his younger sister, Julia, and as a child, he suffered from bronchitis and asthma.
At the age of 11, Marc Almond attended Aireborough Grammar School near Leeds, West Yorkshire and found solace in music, listening to British radio pioneer John Peel.
The first album Marc Almond purchased was the soundtrack of the stage musical Hair and the first single “Green Manalishi” by Fleetwood Mac.
Marc Almond later became a great fan of Marc Bolan and David Bowie and got a part-time job as a stable boy to fund his musical tastes.
Marc Almond applied to Leeds Polytechnic, where he was interviewed by Jeff Nuttall, also a performance artist, who accepted him on the strength of his performing skills.
During Marc Almond’s time at art college, he did a series of performance theatre pieces:
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- Zazou,
- Glamour in Squalor,
- Twilights and Lowlifes, as well as
- Andy Warhol inspired mini-movies.
As a child, Marc Almond listened to his parents’ record collection, which included his mother’s “Let’s Dance” by Chris Montez and “The Twist” by Chubby Checker, as well as his father’s collection of jazz, including Dave Brubeck and Eartha Kitt.
Marc Almond teeth
Marc Almond songs
Solo Albums:
- Vermin in Ermine (1984)
- Stories of Johnny (1985)
- Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (1987)
- The Stars We Are (1988)
- Jacques (1989)
- Enchanted (1990)
- Tenement Symphony (1991)
- Absinthe (1993)
- Fantastic Star (1996)
- Open All Night (1999)
- Stranger Things (2001)
- Heart on Snow (2003)
- Stardom Road (2007)
- Orpheus in Exile (2009)
- Varieté (2010)
- Feasting with Panthers (2011)
- The Tyburn Tree (2014)
- The Dancing Marquis (2014)
- Ten Plagues – A Song Cycle (2014)
- The Velvet Trail (2015)
- Against Nature (2015)
- Silver City Ride (2016)
- Shadows and Reflections (2017)
- A Lovely Life to Live (2018)
- Chaos and a Dancing Star (2020)
Marc Almond net worth
Marc Almond’s career which spans over four decades has enjoyed critical and commercial acclaim, and he has sold over 30 million records worldwide.
Marc Almond has an estimated net worth of $20 million.
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