Jimmy Somerville
Jimmy Somerville
Top Songs
| 1 | To Love Somebody | ||
| 2 | Smalltown Boy (Reprise 2014) | ||
| 3 | Heartbeat | ||
| 4 | Safe [DJ Dovski Extended Mix] | ||
| 5 | Why (Almighty 12" Essential Mix) |
Albums
Sep 2023 • 26 songs
Aug 2023 • 3 songs
Jun 2023 • 3 songs
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About
Biography
Singer Jimmy Somerville lent his soaring falsetto to two of the premier dance-pop outfits of the '80s, Bronski Beat and the Communards, before embarking on a solo career. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on June 22, 1961, he co-founded Bronski Beat in 1984; from the band's debut single "Smalltown Boy" onward, Somerville's songs dealt openly with his own homosexuality, a recurring theme that met with surprisingly little commercial resistance, as both the record and its follow-up, "Why?," cracked the U.K. Top Ten. The much-acclaimed album Age of Consent preceded Bronski Beat's 1985 cov...