Sal Smith

Sal Solo
Sal Solo on stage with Classix Nouveaux at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 12 October 1980
Background information
Birth name	Christopher Scott Stevens
Born	(1961-09-05) 5 September 1961 (age 55) London, United Kingdom
Origin	London, England
Genres	New wave, post-punk
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer, bass
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Classix Nouveaux, Rockets,

Sal Solo (born Christopher Scott Stevens, 5 September 1961, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer.

Solo began his career with an obscure band called The News, who only released one 7" single on GTO Records. He then went on to join seminal punk band Rigormortis, who he recorded several demos with, but remained unsigned due to Solo's departure (drummer Johnnie HaHa and guitarist Steve Savage went on to form Alien Sex Fiend). Later, he achieved fame as the lead vocalist of the pop group, Classix Nouveaux, whom the music press had associated with the then burgeoning New Romantic movement. They released three albums with EMI Records. Solo also achieved some notability as the singer for the French space rock group Roketz, who were one of the most popular bands in Italy.

Classix Nouveaux had number one hits in Poland, Portugal, Israel, Iceland and other countries in the early 1980s. They also had one Top 20 and various other Top 50 hits in the United Kingdom, including "Is It a Dream", which reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart. They toured extensively in more than 30 countries, selling out big arenas. Their most fanatical following was, and still is, in Poland, where they were one of the first Western bands to tour in Communist times, after martial law was lifted.

Solo also sang with Rockets (who sold a million and a half albums in Italy), for their last three albums, after they gave up their former space rock image. Eventually, he pursued a solo career, releasing one album with MCA Records which included the UK Top 20 hit "San Damiano (Heart And Soul)".