Simon Webbe
Simon Solomon Webbe (born March 30, 1979 in Manchester ) is a British singer who was best known as a member of the boy group Blue .
Solo career
Webbe used a creative break for the band, as did his band colleague Lee Ryan before , to pursue a solo project. In the summer of 2005 he released his debut single Lay Your Hands , which reached number 4 in the UK charts. Webbe was best known in German-speaking countries through the song Coming Around Again , which was released in autumn 2006. Webbe contributed the theme song Ride the Storm for the comic book adaptation Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer . Together with the song Grace it was released as a single in June 2007.
In 2008 he participated in the eighth season of the British television show I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! part.
Blue
In 2001 he founded the boy band Blue with singers Lee Ryan , Duncan James and Antony Costa . The band became one of the most successful in Great Britain. Between 2001 and 2003, the band's three singles and three albums landed at number 1 on the local charts. Blue sold around 13 million records worldwide.
Private
Webbe showed outstanding talent as a football player as a youth. However, a serious injury prevented him from pursuing a career as a professional player. Keisha Buchanan , a former member of the girl group Sugababes , is his cousin. He has a daughter who lives with her mother in the UK.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
|
 UK
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| 2005 | Sanctuary |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH45 (11 weeks) CH |
UK7th  × 2
(25 weeks)UK |
First published: November 25, 2005
|
| 2006 | Grace |
DE13 (5 weeks) DE |
AT35 (3 weeks) AT |
CH19 (7 weeks) CH |
UK11  (10 weeks)UK |
First published: November 19, 2006
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DE
|
AT
|
CH
|
UK
|
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| 2005 | Lay Your Hands Sanctuary |
DE48 (9 weeks) DE |
AT48 (8 weeks) AT |
CH51 (10 weeks) CH |
UK4 (16 weeks) UK |
First published: September 5, 2005
|
| 2006 | No Worries Sanctuary |
DE59 (9 weeks) DE |
AT49 (9 weeks) AT |
CH27 (18 weeks) CH |
UK4th  (16 weeks)UK |
First published: February 10, 2006
|
| After All This Time Sanctuary |
- | - |
CH53 (4 weeks) CH |
UK16 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: May 26, 2006
|
|
| Coming Around Again Grace |
DE36 (9 weeks) DE |
AT46 (5 weeks) AT |
CH36 (10 weeks) CH |
UK12 (7 weeks) UK |
First published: October 2006
|
|
| 2007 | My Soul Pleads for You Grace |
- | - | - |
UK45 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: February 5, 2007
|
| Seventeen Grace |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - |
First published: May 18, 2007
only in Germany |
|
| Grace / Ride the Storm Grace |
- | - | - |
UK36 (1 week) UK |
First published: June 18, 2007
|
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more publishments
- 2017: Nothing Without You (first published July 12, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Navratilova leads jungle line-up , November 12, 2008, BBC News
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
Web links
- Official website ( Memento of February 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (in English)
- Official website ( Memento of June 21, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (in German)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Webbe, Simon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Webbe, Simon Solomon (full name); Sy; Shaft |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |