Tony Christie

Tony Christie (born Anthony Fitzgerald, 25 April 1943) is an English
musician, singer and actor. He is best known for his track, "Is This The Way
To Amarillo", a double UK chart success. CareerTony Christie has sold over 10
million albums Worldwide. He had two Top Twenty hits in the UK Singles Chart
in 1971 with "I Did What I Did For Maria", which reached #2 and "Is ... read more

Warp Records: Richard H Kirk looks back on a futuristic life

In its 20th year the Warp Records founder looks back on his time with Cabaret Voltaire and working with Brian EnoRichard H Kirk spent much of his career waiting for the f...
Posted 5 November 2011 12.15am — Comment on this

Tony Christie announces 50-date UK tour and ticket details

Plus singer set to release 'Now's The Time!' album in February
Posted 5 November 2010 5.20pm — Comment on this

Tony Christie in the studio

6 Music meets Tony Christie in the studio as he works on another album of collaborations
Posted 12 October 2010 11.39am — Comment on this

When pop goes bad: novelty records

The excruciatingly catchy novelty song was a hallmark of the 1980s. Is it back? And how do you write one? Dave Simpson talks to the expertsIt's Friday night and the curre...
Posted 22 September 2010 9.30pm — Comment on this

Jarvis Cocker - Jarvis Cockers Christie Collaboration

Jarvis Cocker is to feature on Tony Christie's new album. The former Pulp frontman and the singer - who both hail from Sheffield, North England - will collaborate...
Posted 20 July 2010 4.15pm — Comment on this

Tony Christie - Christie To Make Stage Debut

Legendary British crooner TONY CHRISTIE is preparing to make his West End debut at the age of 67.The British singer has landed a lead role in new musical Dreamboats...
Posted 4 July 2010 11.01pm — Comment on this

Cherry Ghost: Beneath This Burning Shoreline | CD review

(Heavenly)If Cherry Ghost's first album was – in the words of Ivor Novello-winning leader Simon Aldred – "Willie Nelson meets Walt Disney", the follow-up is m...
Posted 1 July 2010 10.15pm — Comment on this

This week's festival news

Hercules And Love Affair, Mayer Hawthorne and the Phenomenal Handclap Band play Croatia's two-weekend Garden Festival (2-4 Jul & 9-11 Jul, Petrcane, thegardenfestival.eu)...
Posted 29 May 2010 12.56pm — Comment on this

Why musical talent can stem from visual impairment

Musical talent and blindness have often been thought to be linked – and now there's proof in the form of new researchOn a normal after-school evening in South Godst...
Posted 18 May 2010 8.00am — Comment on this

Tony Christie road-trip Brit fan shot dead in saloon bar raid in Amarillo

A British man on a road trip through the United States was fatally shot when a gunman opened fire during an armed raid on a saloon bar in Amarillo, an inquest heard today...
Posted 6 May 2010 3.37pm — Comment on this


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