Chris Helme (born Christopher Alan Helme, 22 July 1971 in York) is an English singer-songwriter. He shot to fame as the frontman of The Seahorses, the band formed by former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. He now fronts The Yards and also performs as a solo artist.
Prior to joining The Seahorses, Helme was a member of various unsigned York bands, including folk/jazz band Chutzpah, who regularly played around York and at one point busked across ...
more
Chris Helme (born Christopher Alan Helme, 22 July 1971 in York) is an English singer-songwriter. He shot to fame as the frontman of The Seahorses, the band formed by former Stone Roses guitarist John Squire. He now fronts The Yards and also performs as a solo artist.
Prior to joining The Seahorses, Helme was a member of various unsigned York bands, including folk/jazz band Chutzpah, who regularly played around York and at one point busked across France and Daisy Space/Genuine Moon Material. He was discovered busking outside Woolworths department store in York's Coney Street, by a friend of Squire's long time guitar technician, who was impressed by his version of the The Rolling Stones song, "No Expectations" and requested a demo tape, which was then passed on to Squire.
Squire was still under contract to Geffen Records prior to forming The Seahorses, the label which would go on to release the band's only album in 1997, Do It Yourself. The album was produced by Tony Visconti and...
less
