Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Lee Hawkes (born September 22, 1971 in Windsor , Berkshire , England ) is a British pop singer and film actor .
Hawkes was best known for his single The One and Only and the accompanying film Buddy's Song . Released in early 1991, the single was written and produced by Nik Kershaw , a longtime friend of the Hawkes family.
Life
Chesney's parents are the former singer of the Tremeloes , Leonard "Chip" Hawkes and the actress Carol Dilworth, known from the movie Goosebumps . Chesney has a sister, Keely, who released an album herself as a pop singer in 1993 with moderate success, and a brother named Jodie, who is on drums in Chesney's band . Chesney was named after the comedian Chesney Allen .
Hawkes has been married since July 4, 1997 and has three children.
Career
1991–1992: Success through music and film
Hawkes' career began in early 1991 alongside The Who frontman Roger Daltrey in the movie Buddy's Song , in which he played the title role. Shortly after the film was released, he released his best-known single, The One and Only , which topped the UK charts for five weeks. The song was written by Nik Kershaw . With other singles like I'm a Man Not a Boy or Secrets of the Heart , he was able to stay in the charts, but no longer achieve the success of The One and Only . During those two years, Hawkes toured the world with his band.
1993–2001: Second album and creative break
In mid-1993, Chesney Hawkes released his second album Get the Picture . It was then almost nine years before the music of Hawkes was heard again, if only in parts of England. In late 2001, the single Stay Away Baby Jane was released , which was not very successful.
2005–2008: return through TV formats
In March 2005, the British broadcaster Channel 4 Hawkes made the offer to play in the third season of the program The Games , in which ten celebrities like Mel C ( Sporty Spice ) have to compete in Olympic disciplines . The offer from Channel 4 was followed by another TV offer from the British broadcaster ITV in April of the same year , which gave Hawkes the chance of a record deal . In Hit Me Baby One More Time , a kind of comeback show, he made it to the finals, but he lost to Shakin 'Stevens . Nevertheless, Hawkes released the single Another Fine Mess that same year , which rose to number 48 in the UK charts. In early 2008, Hawkes released Another Fine Mess album with Sargent Poppy Records (his own record company ) .
On April 26, 2020, Hawkes took part as a robot in a special edition of The Masked Singer . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , jury members Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall assessed the recorded performances of the three candidates at home via video switch . They eventually named Hawkes and his cover of ... Baby One More Time the winner.
Projects
Hawks / Alexander / Hawkes
The idea for Hawks / Alexander / Hawkes was brought to life together with the English comedian Tony Hawks and Ash Alexander. Together they usually write less serious texts. On the official Hawks / Alexander / Hawkes MySpace page you can listen to some songs and watch a short film.
Songwriting
Hawkes made his mark as a songwriter for A1 , Caprice , Triple Eight , Jamie Benson , Bare Jr. and Tricky a name. He wrote the single Wasted for Jennifer Paige , who tried her comeback with it (after her hit Crush ). For the album To Be Frank by Nik Kershaw he wrote the song Jane Doe .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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DE | AT | CH | UK | |||
1991 | Buddy's song |
DE28 (16 weeks) DE |
AT2
gold
(14 weeks)AT |
CH25 (7 weeks) CH |
UK18th
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
First release: March 1991
soundtrack for the movie Buddy's Song , producer: Alan Shacklock; Sales: + 85,000 |
More albums
- 1991: The One and Only (US and Japan, released October 23, 1991)
- 1993: Get the Picture
- 2007: Another Fine Mess
Compilations
- 1996: The One and Only
- 2005: The Very Best Of
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1991 | The One and Only Buddy’s song |
DE8 (24 weeks) DE |
AT1 (15 weeks) AT |
CH4 (15 weeks) CH |
UK1
gold
(16 weeks)UK |
US10 (20 weeks) US |
First published: February 1991
Author: Nik Kershaw ; Sales: + 625,000 |
I'm a Man Not a Boy Buddy’s song |
DE44 (13 weeks) DE |
- |
CH28 (2 weeks) CH |
UK27 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1991
Author: John Wesley Harding |
|
Secrets of the Heart Buddy’s Song |
DE68 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK57 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 1991
Authors: Chesney Hawkes, Nigel Hinton |
|
1993 | What's Wrong with This Picture Get the Picture |
DE71 (7 weeks) DE |
AT29 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK63 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 1993
Authors: Chesney Hawkes, Nik Kershaw, Peter John Vettese |
2001 | Stay Away Baby Jane Another Fine Mess |
- | - | - |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: December 2001
|
2005 | Another Fine Mess Another Fine Mess |
- | - | - |
UK48 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 2005
|
More singles
- 1992: Feel so Alive
- 1993: Missing You Already
- 1994: Black or White People
Awards for music sales
|
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
Austria (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.at |
Sweden (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
United Kingdom (BPI) | silver1 | gold1 | - | 460,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | silver1 | 3 × gold3 | - |
Filmography
- 1991: Buddy's Song (as Buddy)
- 1997: Prince Eisenherz (as a henchman)
swell
- Jump up ↑ Rianne Addo: The Masked Singer judges left stunned as James Argent, Ore Oduba and Chesney Hawkes are unveiled as mystery celebs on lockdown special. In: Daily Mail . April 27, 2020, accessed on July 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US Singles (Chartsurfer) Albums (Chartsurfer)
Web links
- Official Website Chesney Hawkes (English)
- Chesney Hawkes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chesney Hawkes at Allmusic (English)
- Chesney Hawkes at Discogs (English)
- Official MySpace Site Chesney Hawkes (English)
- Official MySpace Site Hawks / Alexander / Hawkes (English)
- Official Website White Lodge Center
- Official Website Global Angels (English)
- Official MySpace Site Global Angels (English)
- Singles Discography on 45cat.com
- Charts and data on chartsurfer.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hawkes, Chesney |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hawkes, Chesney Lee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pop singer, songwriter and film actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd September 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Windsor , Berkshire , UK |