Justin Hawkins

Once hailed as the natural heir to Freddie Mercury, Justin Hawkins was the flamboyant catsuit-wearing frontman of glam rock outfit the Darkness, until the pressures of fame derailed his career at the height of the band's success. Born in Chertsey, Surrey in 1975, Hawkins previously studied music technology at college, wrote advert jingles, and fronted heavy metal band the Commander before teaming up with his guitarist brother Dan, bassist Frankie Poullain, and drummer Ed Graham to form the Darkness, who went on to sell three million copies of their debut album, Permission to L...