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Chris Norman is a British singer, guitarist, composer, and songwriter born in Redcar in 1950. He is a member of the band Smokie and performs in the genres of pop music, pop rock, soft rock, and glam rock. Norman sings as a tenor and plays the guitar. His professional career began in 1964, and he has recorded for the Bertelsmann Music Group label.
He speaks English and is known by the name Chris Norman in his native language. Norman is male and has five children. His work is associated with tags such as pop, soft rock, and 80s rock. He also has an official fanclub website.
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Film & TV
Redcar, England, UK
Christopher Ward Norman is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie, an English soft rock band which found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro, was a big US hit. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
- Die Beatrice Egli Show — Self2022
- A Scattering of Stars — Himself2017
- X-Factor — Self - Guest2010
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel — Self2004
- Die Hit-Giganten2003
- Die ultimative Chartshow — Self2003
- ZIBB — Self2003
- Star Factory2002
- ZDF-Kultnacht — Self (archive footage)2002
- Starnacht am Wörthersee — Self2000
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1950
Discography
Member of
- Smokie1964–1986
- The Crowd
- Comeback United
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 276,591
- Total plays
- 1,931,394
Tags
There are multiple artists who perform under the name "Chris Norman". 1) Yorkshire-born Chris Norman (b. 25 October 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, who first found fame with 70s rock group Smokie, before embarking on a successful solo career. In 1978, Norman had a major hit with "Stumblin' In", recorded as a duet with Suzi Quatro. In 1986, Norman left Smokie and released his first solo hit "Midnight Lady", which topped the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. <a href="https://www.
Key facts
- Born
- Christopher Ward Norman , ( 1950-10-25 ) 25 October 1950 (age 75) , Redcar , North Yorkshire , England
- Genres
- Soft rock glam rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar keyboards
- Years active
- 1964–present
- Labels
- BMG Edel
- Formerly of
- Smokie Chris Norman Band
- Website
- www .chris-norman .co .uk
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Home / Chris Norman - Official Site
40 years after his first world-Hits, Chris Norman is back with his brand new album Crossover and proves - he doesn't fits into any musical drawer!
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Described at
Official Chris Norman Fanclub - Home
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Redcar
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- disco
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Bertelsmann Music Group
- Official website
- www.chris-norman.co.uk
- Image
- Chris norman 20081129.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Voice type
- tenor
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- Commons category
- Chris Norman
- date of birth
- 1950-10-25
- described at URL
- www.chrisnorman-fc.com
- start of work period
- 1964-00-00
- member of
- Smokie
- name in native language
- Chris Norman
- social media followers
- 450000
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Ward Norman (born 25 October 1950) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the original lead singer of the English rock band Smokie (1964–1986), which found success in Europe in the 1970s. "Stumblin' In", a 1978 duet with Suzi Quatro, became a big hit in the United States and Europe. The single "Midnight Lady" also became an international hit. In the 1990-2000s, he toured the countries of Eastern Europe; he is most popular in the Baltic countries.
Life and career
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