Limahl
| Limahl | |
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Limahl in England in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Hamill |
| Also known as | Limahl |
| Born |
19 December 1958 Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop, synthpop, new wave |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | EMI, Bellaphon |
| Associated acts |
Kajagoogoo Vox Deus Crossword Brooks |
| Website |
Official British Website Official German Website |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals, keyboards | |
Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958), better known by his stage name Limahl (an anagram of Hamill), is an English pop singer. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the 1980s pop group Kajagoogoo, before embarking on a briefly successful solo career, which reached its peak with the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the film of the same name.
Hamill was born in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire in North West England to Eric and Cynthia Hamill. He has one sister and two brothers. He attended Abraham Guest High School in Orrell, before eventually enrolling at the Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Theatre Repertory Company.
With aspirations to be an actor, Chris Hamill toured with the company in a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 1980, he was given a small role in an episode of the ITV police series The Gentle Touch. In 1981, he also appeared as an extra in the promotional video for Adam and the Ants' number one UK single "Stand and Deliver".
He had a keen interest in music, forming a short-lived punk band called Vox Deus. Next he joined and left a band called Crossword. Later he answered an advert in the music press to join a band to be called Brooks with Mike Nolan. He adopted his stage name (an anagram of his surname) at the time he was recruited by the existing members of Kajagoogoo, who were then performing under the name Art Nouveau.
The four members of Art Nouveau, the band who were yet to become Kajagoogoo, had placed an advertisement in the music magazine Melody Maker, asking for a 'front man who could sing and look good'. Hamill attended the audition and subsequently joined the band which was then, after some deliberation, renamed Kajagoogoo. Soon after he had joined, Limahl met Nick Rhodes, keyboardist of the group Duran Duran, while Limahl was working as a waiter at the Embassy Club in London. Rhodes agreed to co-produce the band's first single, "Too Shy".
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