Mike Batt

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Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

Michael Philip Batt is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, and conductor. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. Batt created the novelty pop band The Wombles, after recording the theme song for the animated BBC series of the same name. He also composed the song "Bright Eyes" for the 1978 animated film Watership Down. Batt…

Known for

• Eurovision Secrets & Scandals — Self2022
• The A-Z of Eurovision — Self - Presenter (archive footage)2020
• The Wombles2016
• Heston's 1970's Feast — Self2010
• Noel's Telly Years — Self1996
• The Hunting of the Snark — The Boots1987
• Zero Zero — Number 171983
• Friday Night, Saturday Morning1979

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Listeners

33,601

Total plays

308,409

Michael Philip "Mike" Batt (born 6 February 1949, Southampton, England) is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. He is best known for creating The Wombles pop act, writing the chart-topping "Bright Eyes," and discovering Katie Melua. Batt began his career in pop music at the age of eighteen as a signed artist with Liberty Records, having answered the same advertisement as Elton John and Bernie Taupin placed by Ray Williams in the New

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Philip

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Southampton

Occupation

musician

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

rock music

Instrument

keyboard instrument

Record label

Epic Records

Official website

www.mikebatt.com

Image

Mike Batt 1971.JPG

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