Jimmy Somerville

Film & TV

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance…

Known for

• Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop — Self (archive footage)2025
• Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition) — Self (archive footage)2024
• Hideous — The Guardian Angel2022
• Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France — Self2015
• How Gay Sex Changed the World — Self2007
• Star Academy — Self2001
• Countertenors — Self1999
• Lexx — Satin1997
• The Happy Prince — Swallow (voice)1996
• Musik für Sie — self1995

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1961-06-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

155,441

Total plays

1,130,049

Jimmy Somerville (b. June 22, 1961) is a Scottish pop singer. Was a star in the 80's with Bronski Beat and The Communards as well as while working solo. Born and raised in Glasgow with his signature falsetto singing style, he happens to also be a left-wing human rights activist. He went solo when the Communards split up in 1988. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Somerville">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Glasgow

Occupation

film director

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

pop music

Instrument

bass guitar

Record label

Cherry Red

Official website

www.jimmysomerville.co.uk

Image

Jimmy Somerville 2015.jpg

Voice type

countertenor

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