Gary Osborne

Gary Osborne (born in London) is an English singer and songwriter from the United Kingdom. He chairs The Songwriters Executive of the British Academy Of Songwriters Composers and Authors and is also chairman of The Ivor Novello Awards

Born in London in 1949, Osborne is the son of the late musical director Tony Osborne. He was educated in Switzerland and entered the music industry at the age of 15.

As a teenage songwriter Osborne had recordings by the likes of Timi Yuro, Nana Mouskouri and Val Doonican and at age 17 had his first US chart entry with "On The Other Side" by The Seekers, which he wrote with Tom Springfield.

Osborne's early career included presenting the 1960s radio show Cool Britania on the BBC World Service and a stint with RCA Records in its A&R department. In the early 1970s he was active in television jingles, writing and performing hundreds of songs for brands such as Pepsi, Ultra Brite, Shredded Wheat and Abbey National. Osborne and his then musical partner Paul Vigrass also released two albums: Queues in 1972 and Steppin' Out in 1974, both produced by Jeff Wayne. Vigrass and Osborne made the US top 50 with "Men Of Learning" and the Japanese top 3 with "Forever Autumn" (originally a jingle for Lego Toys).

His first UK hit was "Amoureuse", sung by Kiki Dee, co-written with Véronique Sanson and co-produced by Elton John.

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