Simon Fowler

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Simon Fowler at a concert with Ocean Color Scene (2005)

Simon Fowler (born May 25, 1965 in Birmingham ) is the British singer and guitarist of the Britpop band Ocean Color Scene .

Life

He went to Tudor Grange School in Solihull and later studied at Sixth Form College Solihull , where he wrote the song Foxy's Folk Faced . Fowler graduated from college and worked as a journalist for the Birmingham Post and Mail before making his breakthrough with Ocean Color Scene.

In 1993 Fowler released the album "Live on the Riverboat" with Oscar Harrison. Fowler has also appeared as a guest singer with various other artists. So he worked z. B. to of Paul Weller , the magazine from the album "Wildwood" with Q was performed at number 77 of the best British albums of all time. Fowler sang the song "It Won't Be Long" with Alison Moyet , which reached number 50 on the UK charts. He worked for Lightning Seeds on the album "Jollification", which reached number 12 in the UK charts.

In 1998 it became known that Fowler was gay. He lives in Warwickshire with his partner Robert .

Discography

With Ocean Color Scene

  • Ocean Color Scene (1992)
  • Moseley Shoals (1996)
  • B-Sides Seasides & Freerides (1997)
  • Marchin 'Already (1997)
  • One from the Modern (1999)
  • Mechanical Wonder (2001)
  • Songs from the Front Row (Best Of) (2001)
  • North Atlantic Drift (2003)
  • Anthology (2003)
  • OCS Live: One for the Road (2004)
  • A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005)
  • Live Acoustic at the Jam House (2006)
  • Live at Birmingham Academy 17th Dec 2006 (2006)
  • Ocean Color Scene - The BBC Sessions (2007)
  • On the Leyline (2007)

With Simon Fowler and Oscar Harrison

  • Live on the Riverboat (1993)

As a guest

  • Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & the Cooked (album, 1989)
  • Alison Moyet - Hoodoo (album, 1991)
  • Alison Moyet - Essex (album, 1994)
  • Lightning Seeds - Jollyfication (album, 1994)
  • Menswear - Being Brave (Single, 1995)
  • England United - (How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World (Single, 1998)
  • Children's Promise - It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (Single, 1999)
  • Kate Rusby - Underneath the Stars (album, 2003)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Live on the Riverboat in the Allmusic Guide (English)
  2. ↑ Credits in the Allmusic Guide (English)
  3. ↑ Q - The 100 greatest British albums (June 2000) on muzieklijstjes.nl (Dutch)
  4. ↑ Hoodoo on discogs.com (English)
  5. ↑ It will not be long in the Official UK Charts (English)
  6. ↑ Credits in the Allmusic Guide (English)
personal data
SURNAME Fowler, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British musician
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham