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Also known as Terence Hall

British singer (1959–2022)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United States
Active from
1967
Active to
2024-04
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21,076
Total plays
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Terry Hall (19 March 1959 – 18 December 2022) was the lead singer of The Specials, the Fun Boy Three, The Colourfield, Terry, Blair and Anouchka and Vegas. He released his first solo album, Home, in 1995. He has also worked with The Lightning Seeds, Stephen Duffy, Dub Pistols, Gorillaz and Tricky. Hall was an active member of the burgeoning Coventry music scene of the late 1970s, playing in local punk band Squad, and being credited as a composer on their single "Red Alert" / "£8 a Week". <a hre

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Edward
Family name
Hall
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Coventry
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
singing
Genre
ska
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.thespecials.com
Image
Terry Hall CC (Paul Clarke).jpg
Number of children
3
Work location
England
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date of birth
1959-03-19
medical condition
bipolar disorder
start of work period
1978-00-00
name in native language
Terry Hall
birth name
Terence Edward Hall
date of death
2022-12-18
end of work period
2022-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
Commons category
Terry Hall (singer)
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