Andy Bell (born Andrew Ivan Bell, 25 April 1964, Peterborough, England) is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo, Erasure.
Originally working in a meat packing plant in the UK, Bell responded to a newspaper advert that was looking for a singer. He was picked by Vince Clarke and together they formed the group Erasure. The pair have sold over twenty million albums worldwide.
Apart from his work with Erasure, he has taken part in numerous char...
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Andy Bell (born Andrew Ivan Bell, 25 April 1964, Peterborough, England) is the lead singer of the English synthpop duo, Erasure.
Originally working in a meat packing plant in the UK, Bell responded to a newspaper advert that was looking for a singer. He was picked by Vince Clarke and together they formed the group Erasure. The pair have sold over twenty million albums worldwide.
Apart from his work with Erasure, he has taken part in numerous charity recordings. These included Ferry Aid's cover of "Let It Be" (1987); a cover of Cole Porter's "Too Darn Hot", that was included in 1990s Red Hot + Blue album to raise funds for AIDS and HIV research; re-making Lene Lovich's "Rage" alongside her to be included in PETA's album (1991) in favour of a wildlife campaign; and performing twice on Big Spender's Red Hot and Dance events to support various AIDS projects (in both December 1994 and November 2004). Bell also performed on the True Colors Tour 2008.
Bell sang the role of Montresor in Peter...
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