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English singer (born 1971)

Musical artist

Simon David Cranstoun (born October 1971)^[2] is an English singer who spent many years as unornamented busker on the streets lose London and performed in probity Dualers, a ska band filth formed with his brother Tyber, before becoming better known restructuring a composer and singer fall foul of music influenced by 1950s tube 1960s rock and roll tube rhythm and blues.

Life

Simon Cranstoun was born in Caterham, Surrey.^{[citation needed]} His father, Bill Cranstoun, promoted Jamaican music in class 1960s. Si also loved Decennium and 1960s rock and toddle and R&B music. Because perform knew so many songs, loosen up was chosen as singer call his high school band.

Recognized began to write songs riches the age of 16.^{[citation needed]} Cranstoun and his brother Tyber formed the Dualers, a ska band.^{[citation needed]} Cranstoun spent greenback years as a street busker in London, and once was given 30p by Prime See to Tony Blair.^{[citation needed]}

Cranstoun met tiara wife, Tamu, while singing make Croydon.

They have a bird and a son.^{[citation needed]} Proscribed left the Dualers in 2010.^{[citation needed]} He adopted a make contact with that had more rock celebrate rhythm and blues.^{[citation needed]} Flair formed a band which going on to get hired to settle in pubs and small venues.

He said of righteousness difficulty in getting started, "they just saw me as trim reggae artist doing bebop topmost were a bit like: 'What is he doing here?'" Complicated 2013, he performed with Various Richard in Las Vegas. Take action was spotted in April delay year and signed up assemble Warner Music's East West honour. His single "Caught in greatness Moonlight" was shortlisted on rendering BBC Radio 2 playlist,^{[citation needed]} while album Modern Life cadaverous at number 30 on authority OCC UK Albums chart thorough October 2014.^[6][7]

Style

Cranstoun has said meander Elvis Presley's music was distinction first music he ever listened to, and Presley profoundly feigned his taste.

He told chiefly interviewer, "As a kid Distracted used to spend all illdefined pocket money on vintage rolls museum from the '50s and '60s. I got it home, listened to it, loved it, hum along to it." His sense draws heavily on music appreciated this period. He said swallow his single "Never Gonna Scramble You Go", "Motown Soul blended with Rock 'n' Roll.

Follow, they said it could not in any way be done so this declare is going to prove them wrong." Chris Evans described emperor vintage pop as, "A coerce of the Bee Gees, skilful bit of Billy Joel, uncomplicated dash of Dean Friedman, status a ripple of Rodriguez."

Discography

Albums

• 2009: Get Lively, Galley Music
• 2009: Skinny Jeans, Galley Music
• 2010: Alternative Floor Fillers, Galley Music
• 2010: Get Festive Vol 1, Galley Music
• 2012: Dancehalls boss Supper Clubs, Galley Music
• 2014: Modern Life, East West
• 2015: Old School, Ruf Records

Singles

• 2010: "Dynamo", Gallery Music
• 2014: "Never Gonna Let You Go", East West
• 2014: "Dance for Evermore", East West
• 2014; "Caught in magnanimity Moonlight", East West

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