Charlie Simpson
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Simpson performing in 2011
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| Birth name | Charles Robert Simpson |
| Born | 7 June 1985 |
| Origin | Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | www |
Charles Robert "Charlie" Simpson (born 7 June 1985) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the youngest member of multi-BRIT Award-winning band Busted, and is the lead vocalist, guitarist in alternative rock band Fightstar.AllMusic has noted that Simpson is "perhaps the only pop star to make the convincing transition from fresh-faced boy bander to authentic hard rock frontman". Simpson is a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, keyboard, piano and drums.
Simpson has released three solo albums, "Young Pilgrim" in August 2011 and "Long Road Home" in August 2014, and "Little Hands" in May 2016, all of which charted in the top 10 on the Official UK Album Chart. In 2015 Simpson also released an EP with a side project called Once Upon A Dead Man, which he did alongside his two brothers Will and Edd Simpson and friend Simon Britcliff.
On 10 November 2015, Busted announced they would be reforming with Simpson back in the original lineup and would embark on an 18 date arena tour around the U.K. and Ireland. The band sold 100,000 tickets in the first hour of the tour going on sale.
Busted's third studio album "Night Driver" was released in November 2016.
The youngest of three boys, Simpson was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. He has 2 brothers, Will and Edd;— Will was born in 1980 and is the vocalist and guitarist in Brigade and Edd was born in 1981 and is the lead singer and guitarist in an alternative band called Union Sound Set. Simpson has a very musical family dating back to Sir William Sterndale Bennett (mother's maiden name) who was an English pianist, conductor, and composer, a notable figure in the musical life of his time.
Simpson was educated at Framlingham College's prep school Brandeston Hall – and then at Uppingham School, where his great grandfather Robin Sterndale Bennett, had been Director Of Music in the early part of the 20th century.
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