Tony O'Malley (musician)

Tony O'Malley
Tony O'Malley at The Three Mariners, Faversham in June 2008
Background information
Born	(1948-07-15) 15 July 1948 (age 68)
Origin	Bushey, Hertfordshire, England.
Genres	Jazz, funk, soul, blues
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	vocals, keyboards.
Years active	1968 – present
Associated acts	Kokomo Arrival 10cc.
Website	Tony O'Malley
Notable instruments
keyboards

Tony O'Malley (born 15 July 1948 in Bushey, Hertfordshire) is a British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player. He was the keyboardist for Arrival who had a No. 8 UK hit with "Friends" (written by Terry Reid) in 1970, and the hit "I Will Survive", written and arranged by fellow Arrival member Frank Collins. Following this he became one of the founder members of the british soul band Kokomo. He joined 10cc in 1977, after the departures of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, and played on their live album, Live and Let Live.

O'Malley lived and worked in Georgia for four years, where he became a national television star, leaving in 2008 for his new domicile, Brussels, and returning to England in 2012. His song Hear My Plea was one of the proposed songs for Georgia's 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entry. He has worked with Pino Palladino, Laurence Cottle, Andy Newmark, Hamish Stuart, Alan Spenner, Jim Mullen, Adam Phillips, Jody Linscott, Ash Soan, Mel Collins, Mark Smith, Mornington Lockett, Jeremy Stacey, Ian Thomas and Neil Hubbard.