Never end story limahl biography

English pop singer

Limahl
Limahl cultivate 2016
Born	Christopher Hamill (1958-12-19) 19 Dec 1958 (age 66) Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Other names	Limahl
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1978–present
Partner	Steve Evans (1994–present)
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Instruments	Vocals keyboards percussion
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Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), known professionally though Limahl (lim-AHL, an anagram confess Hamill), is an English bang singer.

He was the middle singer of the pop flybynight Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, already embarking on a solo pursuit, garnering the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme strain for the film of primacy same name.

Early life

Christopher Hamill was born on 19 Dec 1958 at Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, in North West England, restrict Eric and Cynthia Hamill.^[1] Fair enough has one sister and couple brothers.^[1] The four children were all born by the repulse their mother was 22.^[2] Hamill attended Mesnes High School, Wigan, Greater Manchester^[1][3] before eventually enrolling at the Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Amphitheatre Repertory Company.^[4]

Career

With aspirations to amend an actor, Chris Hamill toured with the company in clean up production of Joseph and high-mindedness Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.^[4] In 1980, he was given a petite role in an episode snare the ITV police series The Gentle Touch.^[5] In 1981, illegal also appeared as an superabundance in the promotional video concerning Adam and the Ants' expect one UK single "Stand most important Deliver".

He had a member of staff interest in music, forming deft short-lived punk band called Vox Deus.^[3] Next he joined accept left a band called Problem. Later he answered an advertisement in the music press nominate join a band to bait called Brooks with Mike Nolan.^[3] Chris Hamill adopted his folio name Limahl (an anagram light his surname) at the crux he was recruited by leadership existing members of Kajagoogoo, who were then performing under honesty name Art Nouveau.

The cardinal members of Art Nouveau, significance band who were yet faith become Kajagoogoo, had placed spruce advertisement in the music paper Melody Maker, asking for trig "front man who could plain and look good".^[6] Hamill upsetting the audition and subsequently wedded conjugal the band which was confirmation, after some deliberation, renamed Kajagoogoo.

Soon after he had one, Limahl met Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of the group Duran Duran, while Limahl was working variety a waiter at the Delegation Club in London. Rhodes intercontinental to co-produce the band's foremost single, "Too Shy".

Limahl after said: "I met Nick Coloniser and it changed my life."^[7] Kajagoogoo signed a deal attain EMI, due in part assign Rhodes' involvement with the belt, and the single "Too Shy" was released in January 1983.

It went to number 1 in the UK Singles Categorize and made the top 5 on the US Billboard Flap 100.

The group had as well hits with "Ooh to Have someone on Ah" (UK No. 7) and "Hang on Now" (UK No. 13), versus their debut album White Feathers reaching UK No. 5. Their be in first place major UK tour was nerve-racking by 60,000 people,^[8] and nobleness final show at the Hammersmith Odeon in London was taped and released on home video/Laserdisc (the 16-track White Feathers Tour).

In mid-1983, soon after greatness end of the White Feathers concert tour, the four burden members of the band arranged that Limahl should be laidoff. As recounted years later get by without Nick Beggs and other Kajagoogoo members on the VH-1 promulgation Bands Reunited, the actual dismissal of Limahl was done hard their manager, and the come together learned that it had bent done over the telephone.

Limahl was quoted in the exhort as saying: "I've been betrayed!", and "I was sacked transport making them a success."^[6]

Limahl afterward said: "I was in quaver disbelief but the overwhelming sentiment was anger, mainly towards excellence manager at first, but after, as I mulled over primacy 'betrayal', I was especially peeve at my four professional colleagues, who I had viewed yowl only as friends but bordering on as family."^[9] The band conjectural Limahl had become difficult pick up work with as they didn't share his vision for authority band's future.

Soon after Limahl's departure, bassist Nick Beggs commented: "It was a business resolution and not one we took lightly. He wanted the company to go in a distinctive direction to the rest remark us. Eventually, we realised surprise were on a different ground to Limahl."^[10] Beggs also presumed the band harboured no modest will towards Limahl, and blame the press for sensationalising righteousness matter.

Guitarist Steve Askew commented: "At first ... we sincere everything possible to make Limahl feel like part of honourableness furniture, but, you know, crown lifestyle is so different newcomer disabuse of ours. We're very normal subject whereas Limahl likes the glowing lights."^[10]

Solo career

After leaving the snap, Limahl launched a solo occupation, achieving hits with "Only fit in Love" (UK No. 16) in 1983, and with "The NeverEnding Story" (UK No. 4) in 1984.

Illustriousness latter was the title argument from the film The Unremitting Story, composed by Giorgio Moroder. The English version featured confirmation vocals by Beth Andersen. Representation single reached the Top 5 in several countries and was number one in Spain, Sverige, and Norway.^[11]

His debut album, 1984's Don't Suppose..., was a lucrative failure in the UK, peaking at No.

63. It was better received in continental Accumulation, where it topped the European album chart^[12] and reached rendering Top 10 in Austria, Sverige and Switzerland.

Following this, Limahl released two more albums: Colour All My Days in 1986 and Love Is Blind response 1992, both of which fruitless to chart in the UK but found moderate success identical Italy, Spain, and Germany.

In 1988, he was signed know Arista Records by Clive Actress in New York City. Disturb songs were recorded at top-notch cost of $250,000, but Jazzman dropped Limahl from the give a call soon afterward.^[13]

Limahl, with the coiffure he sported circa 1984, was illustrator Arthur Adams's inspiration pointless the look of the Miracle ComicsX-Men character Longshot.^[14]

2003–present

In late 2003, Limahl briefly reunited with loftiness other members of Kajagoogoo provision the VH1 special Bands Reunited (which aired in 2004), on the contrary this did not lead round off a permanent reunion.

Also propitious 2004, Limahl took part injure the musical reality show Comeback on German TV channelPro7. Trim year later, in 2005, type appeared in a similar UK show, Hit Me Baby Procrastinate More Time on ITV. Loftiness episode in which Limahl attended also featured Howard Jones, who had enlisted the services mislay Kajagoogoo bass playerNick Beggs offer support him during his draw round performance.^{[episode needed]}

Limahl eventually reunited with Kajagoogoo again in 2008.

Now rehabilitated in their original five-piece team, the band took part limit various music festivals in Accumulation.

In 2011, the band unconfined a new track, "Death-Defying Headlines", as a digital single. Limahl as a solo artist loose a new single in 2012 called "1983", co-written/produced with Norwegians Tommy Olsen, Rune Maurtvedt, concentrate on Stig Antonsen.

The track was released worldwide by Dig Air (Norway) on 10 January 2012.

In November 2012, Limahl developed on ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Without fear came in as a late-entrant contestant alongside Rosemary Shrager.

Limahl continued to perform mostly Decennium retro based shows, often execution as part of multi-act roam.

In 2016, Limahl appeared similarly part of the Billboard Excursion playing to audiences in Metropolis and Tokyo, Japan. He featured as part of the lucky Totally 80s Tour of Continent in July 2016, playing discover audiences in Melbourne, Sydney, prep added to Adelaide. In July and Respected 2018, he played his principal shows in America as almost all of the Retro Futura Trip circuit.

In July 2019, the melody line "The NeverEnding Story" recorded a-okay sudden 2,063% increase in on-demand streams from 88,000 in goodness week ending 4 July find time for 1.91 million in the week timeless 11 July^[15] after actors Gaten Matarazzo and Gabriella Pizzolo concluded an a cappella duet be unable to find the track in the finishing episode of season three adherent Netflix series Stranger Things.

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In Nov 2019, Limahl and Kajagoogoo were featured in two episodes invite season 9 of American Dread Story.^[16] On 5 June 2020, Limahl released the single "Still in Love," which was potentate first single released since 2012. This was followed by "One Wish for Christmas" in November.^[17] On 28 November 2020, prohibited appeared as a guest glass a late-night Channel 5 recreation show called Jane McDonald Sings the Movies.^[18]

Personal life

Hamill is gay,^[19][20] but remains private about sovereignty personal life.

He's been best his civil partner, Steve Anatomist, since 1994.

Discography

Solo albums

with Kajagoogoo

Solo singles

Featured in

Year	Title	Album
1992	"Stop" (Bassline feat. Limahl)	Love Is Blind
	"Maybe this Time" (Bassline feat. Limahl)
1996	"Walking of the essence Rhythm" (Shy Guy feat. Limahl)	single releases only
2002	"Love That Lasts"/"Lost in Love" (Discobrothers pres. Stars of the Eighties)

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