Wie Alt Ist Chris De Burgh

British-Irish singer (born 1948)

"Christopher Davison" redirects here. For the academic, see Christopher Davidson.

Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh performing at Frankenhalle in Nuremberg, Federal republic of germany, 2016
Born	Christopher John Davison (1948-10-15) 15 Oct 1948 (age 73) Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Occupation	Musician singer-songwriter
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Diane Davison ​ (chiliad. 1977)​
Children	3, including Rosanna Davison
Musical career
Origin	Canton Wexford, Ireland
Genres	Fine art stone[1] [ii] pop[1] [2] soft rock[3] [4]
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Labels	A&M Ferryman Productions Edel
Website	cdeb.com
Musical artist

Christopher John Davison (built-in fifteen Oct 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh (; d'-BER ), is a British-Irish gaelic vocalist-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer only subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top forty hits in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and two in the The states, but he is more popular in other countries, specially Norway and Brazil.^[1] His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number ane in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.^[5]

Early on life [edit]

De Burgh was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, to Colonel Charles John Davison,^[6] a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily (née de Burgh), an Irish gaelic secretarial assistant.^{[ citation needed ]} His maternal grandfather was Sir Eric de Burgh, a British Army officeholder who had been Chief of the General Staff in India during the Second World War.^[7] He took his mother's maiden name, "de Burgh", as a stage proper noun when he began performing, while his legal surname remains "Davison".^[viii] His father had substantial farming interests, and Chris spent much of his early years in Malta, Nigeria and Belgian Congo, as he, his mother and brother accompanied Colonel Davison on his diplomatic and applied science work.

The Davisons finally settled in Bargy Castle, Canton Wexford, Ireland, which was somewhat dilapidated at the time. Information technology was a 12th-century castle which Eric de Burgh bought in the 1960s. He converted it into a hotel, and immature Chris sang for the guests there.^[7]

De Burgh attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, where he was in the year beneath Nick Drake; de Burgh asked to join a jazz ring Drake had formed with four schoolmates, the Perfumed Gardeners, but was rejected equally his taste was "too poppy".^[ix] De Burgh went on to graduate from Trinity Higher Dublin, with a Main of Arts degree in French, English and History.

Musical career [edit]

Early career [edit]

Chris de Burgh signed his first contract with A&One thousand Records in 1974, and supported Supertramp on their Crime of the Century bout, building himself a small fan base. His début album, Far Across These Castle Walls, was a folk-tinged stab at fantasy in the tradition of the Moody Blues. It failed to chart upon its release in tardily 1974. A few months later, he released a single called "Turning Circular" from the album, released exterior the U.k. and Republic of ireland as "Flight". Information technology failed to make an impression in the UK, but it stayed on top of the Brazilian charts for 17 weeks. This became a familiar pattern for the singer/songwriter, as every i of his 1970s albums failed to nautical chart in the UK or US while they racked up big sales in continental European and South American countries.

In 1975 his second album, Spanish Train and Other Stories, was released. Whilst (over again) not a huge commercial success, the album and bout expanded the fan base of operations, with de Burgh starting to concenter a cult following. Forth with the epic title track, other fan favourite tracks from the album included "Patricia The Stripper" and "A Spaceman Came Travelling" (the latter released the post-obit year equally a single).

1977's tertiary album, At the Finish of a Perfect 24-hour interval, whilst well received and featuring both erstwhile Fairport Convention drummer Dave Mattacks and later Fairport drummer Gerry Conway, failed to push de Burgh's career significantly, leading to the release of his fourth album Crusader in 1979. Crusader took a more electric direction, including guitar contributions from Ian Bairnson (formerly of Pilot), bass player David Paton (besides of Pilot), and drummer Stuart Elliott (formerly of both Cockney Rebel and of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel), all of whom were besides working, at the time, with Kate Bush. The anthology also featured Sky keyboard player Francis Monkman and Mike Moran. Whilst information technology attracted a pregnant number of new fans, Crusader still failed to suspension through in the United kingdom and The states. 1980'due south Eastern Wind too failed to build further on the (still cult) post-obit in the major territories.

International success [edit]

In 1981, de Burgh had his first Britain chart entry with Best Moves, a collection culled from his early on albums. It gear up the stage for 1982's Rupert Hine produced The Getaway, which reached number xxx in the UK charts and number 43 in the US, thank you to the eerie single "Don't Pay the Ferryman".

In 1984, Chris de Burgh'due south follow-up album, Man on the Line, also performed well, charting at 69 in the U.s. and 11 in the Uk (topping the charts in Germany and Switzerland^[x]); its first unmarried "Loftier on Emotion" became an international success, reaching the Tiptop 20 in several countries^[11] (entering notably the Top v in Ireland,^[12] France and Switzerland) and the Top l in both the Britain^[13] and United states of america.^[14]

Chris de Burgh had an all-embracing hit single with the ballad "The Lady in Red" in belatedly 1986; the song became a number 1 hit in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland (number three in America) and a worldwide success,^[fifteen] its accompanying anthology, Into the Light, reached number ii in the UK (number 25 in the U.Due south.). That Christmas season, a re-release of de Burgh'southward 1976 Christmas song "A Spaceman Came Travelling" became a Meridian 40 hitting in the UK.

Flying Colours, his follow-up to Into the Low-cal, entered the British charts at number one upon its 1988 release, all the same it failed to brand the American charts. De Burgh has not had another hit in the Usa and his commercial fortunes began to slide in Britain in the early 1990s, nevertheless he retained a following around the world.^[16] This is mainly due to inactivity of his previous recording label A&1000 Records Great britain sectionalization in the U.S.^[17]

In 1997 de Burgh composed a song entitled "There's a New Star Up in Sky This night", dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was released as a 100-re-create limited edition and included on the compilations The Ultimate Collection (2000) and At present and Then (2009).^[18]

2007–present [edit]

In 2007 a concert in Tehran was planned for mid-2008, together with local band Arian, which would take made Chris de Burgh the get-go western pop singer to perform in Iran since the 1979 revolution. However, the concert never went alee because he had not been given permission past the Iranian authorities to perform in the country.^[19]

In 2008, de Burgh released Footsteps, his seventeenth album including comprehend versions of thirteen songs that inspired him throughout his career,^[xx] by artists similar Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Toto and Pete Seeger;^[20] the anthology reached the Top 5 in Great britain.^[21] In 2011, de Burgh released his follow-up, Footsteps ii, which entered the Great britain Top xl.

He was the get-go Western act to play in Lebanon afterwards the Lebanese Civil War.^[22]

On his 73rd Birthday on 15 October 2021, Chris de Burgh released a music video for his single "Legacy" directed by Iranian filmmaker/animator, Sam Chegini. An animated music video for his 27th Studio Album, "The Legend of Robin Hood".^{[23] [24]}

Personal life [edit]

Chris de Burgh has been married to his wife Diane since 1977 and lives in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, in Ireland, having moved there from Dalkey, Dublin, in 1997.^[25] They take two sons, Hubie and Michael, and a girl, Rosanna, all-time known as the winner of the Miss Earth competition in 2003 for Republic of ireland. His second cousin,^[26] Danny Kinahan of Castle Upton, served as Member of Parliament for South Antrim between 2015 and 2017.

In 1994 he was found to accept had an thing with his children's 19-year-old Irish nanny, Maresa Morgan, who was assisting the family while de Burgh's married woman Diane was recuperating in the infirmary from a broken neck suffered during a horse-riding accident. De Burgh later said he felt very guilty about the affair and subsequently reconciled with his wife.^[27]

In 2011 bottles from de Burgh's vintage wine cellar sold for over $500,000, including a world record set for a magnum collection of postwar vintages.^[28]

De Burgh has a noted interest in state of war history, peculiarly that of the First and 2d World Wars. His songs contain numerous references to soldiers and battle, and in 2006 he purchased a rare First World War letter written by an unknown soldier.^[29]

De Burgh has said that he is "certainly a laic in Christ" but he has always had a deep distrust of organized faith.^[xxx] De Burgh believes in the power of spiritual healing as an alternative therapy to reduce pain. He claims that he has been able to heal people with his own hands and that he gained an "extensive strength" that was contacted through prayer.^[31]

De Burgh contracted COVID-19 in Baronial 2021, though he had previously received the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine.^[32]

Media profile [edit]

During the 1970s de Burgh received mainly positive feedback from the music press, as he attempted to build his career. However, since the release of "The Lady in Red", in 1986, both the music and news media have become significantly more than negative towards him, both personally and professionally.

De Burgh has pursued and won 16 defamation actions.^[33] The Irish Independent said he has always been a flake prickly about criticism. Peter Crawley, a theatre reviewer at The Irish Times, received a directed response from de Burgh when he wrote a less than sympathetic review of de Burgh'south prove in Dublin's Gaiety Theatre in September 2009. Crawley wrote: "He departs the stage for 'Lady in Reddish', invading boxes and draping himself over audition members ... Sure toes will never uncurl afterwards this experience, but it is about admirable how unaltered de Burgh has remained by the menstruum of time." In a lengthy, much-publicised reply to the critic, de Burgh made his feelings known, especially in the postscript:

We were wondering by style of explanation and, every bit you seem to portray yourself as a bitter and unfulfilled man, were you much teased by your school chums in the schoolyard and called 'Creepy Crawley'?^[34]

AllMusic critic Greg Prato has stated: "Depending on who you ask, Chris de Burgh either specializes in pretentious, bombastic art stone disguised equally popular or is a main of penning soaring and royal compositions."^[2] The BBC has said of de Burgh: "To his millions of fans, Chris de Burgh is the ultimate romantic singer. Only to many others he'due south a figure of fun."^[35] When the staff of Melody Maker were putting together a lampoon edition of a new arts and music magazine, they chose de Burgh for the cover.^[35] His signature song, "The Lady in Red", has been repeatedly voted one of the public's most disliked songs.^{[36] [37] [38]} In 2006, Neil Norman, writing for The Independent, described de Burgh as "the world'south naffest balladeer".^[39] In his favour, Mike DeGagne, writing for AllMusic, has acclaimed de Burgh as "a 18-carat master of the soft ballad" and "one of the finest mood-invoking artists e'er".^[forty]

Awards and nominations [edit]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

• Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974)
• Castilian Train and Other Stories (1975)
• At the End of a Perfect Day (1977)
• Crusader (1979)
• Eastern Wind (1980)
• The Getaway (1982)
• Human on the Line (1984)
• Into the Calorie-free (1986)
• Flying Colours (1988)
• Ability of Ten (1992)
• This Way Upwardly (1994)
• Serenity Revolution (1999)
• Timing Is Everything (2002)
• The Road to Freedom (2004)
• The Storyman (2006)
• Footsteps (2008)
• Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010)
• Footsteps 2 (2011)
• Home (2012)
• The Hands of Homo (2014)
• A Better World (2016)
• The Legend of Robin Hood (2021)

Filmography [edit]

• The Yard Knockout Tournament (1987) (as Himself)
• How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate (1998) (as Petrol Pumper)
• The Available S26 E07 (2022) (equally Himself)

References [edit]

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2. ^ ^{a b c} Prato, Greg. "Live in Dortmund". AllMusic. Retrieved i February 2016.
3. ^ "Now and So – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved seven February 2014.
4. ^ "The Dear Songs – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
5. ^ "Chris de Burgh is singing loud". BBC News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved ten Baronial 2014.
6. ^ Burke's Irish Family unit Records, 1976, p. 342
7. ^ ^{a b} Bargy Castle, Co. Wexford Archived 15 Dec 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Travelmania Ireland
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9. ^ Humphries (1997), p. 36.
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11. ^ Steffen Hung. "Chris De Burgh - High On Emotion". lescharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
12. ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://world wide web.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved viii May 2022.
13. ^ "High on emotion | total Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
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16. ^ Steffen Hung. "Chris De Burgh - Power Of Ten". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
17. ^ "FAQ Answers". Archived from the original on xix October 2010.
18. ^ "Now and Then". Official Chris de Burgh website. Archived from the original on 16 Oct 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
19. ^ Michaels, Sean (19 August 2008). "No permission for Chris de Burgh Iran gig". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
20. ^ ^{a b} "Footsteps – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic . Retrieved 25 December 2015.
21. ^ "Footsteps | total Official Chart History | Official Charts Visitor". Official Charts.
22. ^ "Chris de Burgh: Big in Beirut". The Independent. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
23. ^ Chegini, Sam (15 Oct 2021), Chris de Burgh: Legacy (Animation, Short), Sam Pictures Productions, retrieved 17 Oct 2021
24. ^ Chris de Burgh - Legacy (Official Video), archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 17 October 2021
25. ^ "Written report says Chris de Burgh sells Wicklow mansion". Eastward Declension FM. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
26. ^ Burke's Irish Family unit Records, 1976, pp.342–3.
27. ^ "Faces of the week". BBC News. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
28. ^ "Chris de Burgh cerise wine collection goes for a song". BBC News. 25 March 2011. Retrieved xix May 2013.
29. ^ "Singer buys Start Globe State of war letter". Metro News. seven Nov 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
30. ^ "Chris de Burgh: Still High on Emotion". Inside World Music. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
31. ^ "De Burgh tells of 'healing' easily". BBC News. nine October 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
32. ^ Horan, Niamh (29 August 2021). "Chris de Burgh tested positive for Covid despite double jab". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2021. The Lady in Reddish vocalizer was speaking as he revealed he is the latest high profile figure to contract Covid-19 despite being fully-vaccinated. De Burgh (72), who is recovering at dwelling house in Wicklow, said the uneven arroyo toward music and sport has left him dismayed... De Burgh, who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 3 months agone, discovered he had 'a mild dose' of the virus after he had a PCR examination. Although the European Covid Certificate allows Eu citizens to travel without a test, he said: 'I chose to take a PCR examination two days before leaving for Europe, simply to be safe, and I was totally shocked it came back positive'.
33. ^ "Real winner is common sense in jury awards". Irish gaelic Contained. 28 May 2011. Retrieved i January 2012.
34. ^ "De Burgh has always been close with 'sugariness girl of mine'". Irish Independent. 28 May 2011. Retrieved i January 2012.
35. ^ ^{a b} "Faces of the calendar week". BBC News. 13 Oct 2006. Retrieved xxx July 2014.
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37. ^ "'Imagine' top song always". The Guardian. 7 January 2001. Retrieved 5 Baronial 2014.
38. ^ "Readers' Poll: The x Worst Songs of the 1980s". Rolling Stone. 6 October 2011. Retrieved five August 2014.
39. ^ Norman, Neil (29 October 2006). "Chris de Burgh: Great hands, shame almost the vox". The Independent . Retrieved 7 Baronial 2014.
40. ^ DeGagne, Mike. "Far Beyond These Castle Walls". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
41. ^ "Billboard" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. 4 June 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links [edit]

Media related to Chris de Burgh at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Official record store and trade site
• Chris de Burgh discography at Discogs
• Chris de Burgh at IMDb
• Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire
• Interview with Akira The Don

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