Vic Reeves
Vic Reeves (actually: James Roderick Moir ; born January 24, 1959 in Leeds ) is an English singer and comedian. His pseudonym goes back to his favorite singers Vic Damone and Jim Reeves .
Live and act
He usually appears as a comedian with his partner Bob Mortimer .
Reeves had the number one hit Dizzy with the group The Wonder Stuff in the 1990s - a remake of the classic by Tommy Roe .
In 2004, he participated in the fourth season of I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! part. From the fourth season in 2007, the British show Brainiac moderated , replacing Richard Hammond .
Discography
album
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT | UK | |||
1991 | I will cure you | - |
UK16
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT | UK | |||
1991 |
Born Free I Will Cure You |
- |
UK6 (6 weeks) UK |
|
1987 | Dizzy I Will Cure You |
AT14 (9 weeks) AT |
UK1
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
|
1991 | Abide with Me I Will Cure You |
- |
UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
Traditional , producer: The Grid
|
1995 |
I'm a Believer The Very Best of EMF |
- |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
swell
- ↑ Vic Reeves, 'Now I'm 50, I'm Starting to Worry About My Looks,' Feb.15 , 2009, Daily Mirror
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK1 UK2
- ↑ a b UK gold / platinum database
Web links
- Vic Reeves at Allmusic (English)
- Vic Reeves at Discogs (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Reeves, Vic |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moir, James Roderick (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer and comedian |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds |