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Alan Price
Alan Price
English musician, keyboardist, arranger
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Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931-1999)
2
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
English rock band
3
Paul Nicholas
Paul Nicholas
British actor and singer
4
Tony Christie
Tony Christie
English musician, singer and actor
5
James Bourne
James Bourne
British musician
6
Harry Secombe
Harry Secombe
Welsh entertainer
7
Sheila Ferguson
Sheila Ferguson
American soul singer
8
Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe
English singer
9
Craig Douglas
Craig Douglas
English pop singer
10
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle
English theatre actress and singer
11
Edwin Starr
Edwin Starr
American singer
12
Chris Andrews
Chris Andrews
English-German singer-songwriter
13
David Vanian
David Vanian
British singer
14
Juicy Lucy
Juicy Lucy
blues-rock band
15
Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. (1940-2011)
16
Chris Stainton
Chris Stainton
English session musician, keyboard player, bassist and songwriter
17
Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
18
Adam Faith
Adam Faith
English singer, actor and financial journalist (1940-2003)
19
Maureen McGovern
Maureen McGovern
American recording artist; actress and singer
20
Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin
Welsh singer
21
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet
English and French singer/songwriter
22
Michael Ball
Michael Ball
English singer and actor
23
The Equals
The Equals
band
24
Petula Clark
Petula Clark
British actress and singer
25
Lena Martell
Lena Martell
Scottish singer
26
Jeff Wayne
Jeff Wayne
American musician
27
Midge Ure
Midge Ure
Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter
28
Rose Royce
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
29
Johnny Pearson
Johnny Pearson
British composer, orchestra leader and pianist (1925-2011)
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Marti Webb
Marti Webb
English singer
31
The Rubettes
The Rubettes
band
32
Ian Dury
Ian Dury
English musician (1942-2000)
33
Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
British singer
34
Eurythmics
Eurythmics
British music duo
35
Billy Fury
Billy Fury
English musician (1940-1983)
36
Steve Harley
Steve Harley
Did you know that he was supposed to be the original Phantom on Oct. 9 1986?
37
Leo Sayer
Leo Sayer
British singer-songwriter, musician, and entertainer
38
Howard Jones
Howard Jones
English musician, singer and songwriter
39
Kenny Ball
Kenny Ball
English trumpeter, band leader, arranger
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Marmalade
Marmalade
Scottish band
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Mott the Hoople
Mott the Hoople
British rock band
42
The Glitter Band
The Glitter Band
musical group
43
Mick Ronson
Mick Ronson
English guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and record producer
44
Frank Farian
Frank Farian
German music producer
45
Dave Edmunds
Dave Edmunds
Welsh Musician
46
Paul Young
Paul Young
English pop musician
47
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
English pop singer
48
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
British singer, actor, harmonica player, radio personality and television presenter
49
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
British rock-pop musician, founding member of The Kinks
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Air Supply
Air Supply
British-Australian soft rock group
51
Nicki French
Nicki French
British singer
David Essex
actor, Singer, Song Writer

David Essex

Intro
actor, Singer, Song Writer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
News

David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most success with his 1973 single "Rock On". He has also had an extensive career as an actor.