Chris De Burgh
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Chris De Burgh

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Chris De Burgh, the earnest romantic balladeer

An Argentine-born singer-songwriter known for his clear tenor and the 1986 international hit 'Lady in Red'.

For a quick sense of his style, 'Lady in Red' is the obvious touchstone, but 'Diamond In The Dark' holds up as a quieter, moodier example.

He's the voice behind 'Lady in Red,' a song that defined a certain kind of romantic ballad in the mid-80s. That track, along with others like 'Diamond In The Dark,' gave him a signature sound, earnest, melodic, and built for quiet moments. He kept that going for decades, even through a plagiarism allegation in the early '90s that was later dismissed.

He started writing as a teenager and worked steadily through the early '80s with albums like The Getaway. The 1986 hit 'Lady in Red' and the album Into the Light brought wider attention, followed by Flying Colours in 1988. He kept recording into the 2000s, with albums like The Quiet Revolution in 1999.

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Chris de Burgh was born Christopher John Davison in Argentina in 1948. He started writing and performing music as a teenager, eventually developing into a singer-songwriter who worked steadily through the early 1980s with albums like The Getaway and Man on the Line.

In 1986, he released the song 'Lady in Red,' which became an international hit. That track, along with others like 'Diamond In The Dark' and 'Five Past Dreams,' helped define his sound, romantic ballads delivered with a clear, earnest tenor voice. The album Into the Light came out that same year, followed by Flying Colours in 1988.

He kept recording over the following decades, putting out albums such as The Quiet Revolution in 1999 and The Road to Freedom in 2012. His band has included guitar player David Rhodes, keyboardist Colin Martin, bassist Dave Bainbridge, and drummer Simon Francis at various points. In the early 1990s, he faced a plagiarism allegation over the song 'The Words I Love You,' though the case was later dismissed.

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