Neil Hannon

Person · Open Library

Works

2

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Film & TV

Derry, Northern Ireland, UK

Edward Neil Anthony Hannon is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter. He is the creator and front man of the chamber pop group The Divine Comedy, and is the band's sole constant member. Hannon wrote the theme tunes for the television sitcoms Father Ted and The IT Crowd.

Known for

• Tribute to David Bowie - Heroes Never Die — Self2026
• The Divine Comedy - Cirque Royal, Bruxelles — Self2026
• The Divine Comedy @ Cirque Royal, Brussels2026
• LOLA — Reginald Watson (voice)2023
• Neil Hannon: 30 Years of the Divine Comedy2021
• The Divine Comedy: Live at Les Folies Bergères — Self2017
• The Divine Comedy - This is not a Love Song2016
• The Divine Comedy - Arte Concert2016
• The Divine Comedy - La Maroquinerie acoustic 20162016
• Tindersticks & The Divine Comedy Live.2015

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1970-11-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

62,411

Total plays

433,710

Neil Hannon (born November 7, 1970) is a singer and songwriter, best known as the creator and lead member of the orchestral pop group The Divine Comedy. The band's official website even goes so far as to say, "The Divine Comedy is Neil Hannon," and Hannon is quoted in an interview as saying, "The Divine Comedy will always be my band because... I thought of it first!" In 2005 he contributed vocals to his long-time collaborator Joby Talbot's soundtrack for the movie version of The Hitchhiker's Gu

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Anthony

Gender

male

Citizenship

Republic of Ireland

Place of birth

Derry

Occupation

multi-instrumentalist

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Choice Music Prize

Genre

pop music

Instrument

harmonica

Record label

EMI

Image

Neil Hannon.jpg

Residence

Dublin

Voice type

baritone

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