Les McKeown
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Leslie Richard "Les" McKeown (born November 12, 1955 in Edinburgh , Scotland , † April 20, 2021 in London , England ) was a British singer . He was the singer of the Bay City Rollers from 1973 to 1978 , but also released two solo albums .
biography
1973 McKeown left the band Threshold and became the lead singer of the Bay City Rollers. After breaking up with the band, he worked on a solo career and released the album All Washed Up in 1979 . In Japan he was successful, while in Europe he was unable to build on the success of his former band.
At the end of the 1980s he returned to the charts in Germany with producer Dieter Bohlen . His first single , She's a Lady , also on the debut album of Blue System was to be found, reached number 38 of the German single charts . This was followed by Love Is Just a Breath Away , Love Hurts and Love Heals and It's a game from the soundtrack to ZDF - TV Series rival the racecourse three more coming from Bohlen spring Top 50 hits in Germany.
Half of the 1989 album It's a Game - The First Album , the songs Looking for Love , Natural Lover , I Need Your Love and I'll Be Your Lover , were produced by McKeown himself. The last single, Nobody Makes , also written by Bohlen Me Crazy (Like You Do) , was also released as an album track in a version by Blue System.
In March 1990 McKeown took part with the title Ball and Chain in the British preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest and finished fourth. In 2005 he toured with a Bay City Rollers successor band. Together with the photographer Wolfgang Heilemann , McKeown ran a karaoke shop in Munich from the mid-1990s .
Les McKeown died suddenly at home on April 20, 2021 at the age of 65, according to his family.
Discography
Albums
- 1979: All Washed Up
- 1989: It's a Game - The First Album
Singles
- 1979: Shall I Do It (One More Number One)
- 1981: Tender Love
- 1988: She's a Lady
- 1988: Love Is Just a Breath Away
- 1989: It's a game
- 1989: Love Hurts and Love Heals
- 1989: Nobody Makes Me Crazy (Like You Do)
literature
- Leslie McKeown with Lynne Elliott: Rollermaniac - My life as a teen pop idol. Heyne, 2004, ISBN 3453878116 .
Web links
- Website of Les McKeown (English)
- Works by and about Les McKeown in the catalog of the German National Library
- Les McKeown on AllMusic (English)
- Les McKeown at Discogs
- Review of his autobiography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart discography
- ↑ Ross Crae: Bay City Rollers star Les McKeown dies aged 65. In: The Sunday Post. Accessed April 22, 2021 .
- ^ UK NATIONAL FINAL 1990. Retrieved May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ Hans-Martin Barthold: Wolfgang Heilemann - Professional success with skill and respect. In: berufsreport.com. August 15, 2014, accessed on April 23, 2021 : "Together with his friend Leslie McKeown from the Bay City Rollers, he has been running Germany's only karaoke shop for twenty years."
- ↑ Former Bay City Rollers singer has died. In: brigitte.de . Gruner + Jahr , April 22, 2021, accessed April 22, 2021 .
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SURNAME | McKeown, Les |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McKeown, Leslie Richard (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Edinburgh , Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 2021 |
PLACE OF DEATH | London , England |