Norman Chris (English Chris Norman), full name Christopher Ward Norman, singer, composer, guitarist of the band Smokie, was born in 1950 on October 25.
At the age of 17, Chris Normann and Alan Silson decide to form a musical band and become famous. The boys, without musical training, initially perform hit songs of the Beatles and other famous rock artists, performing at parties and music clubs. Over time, their repertoire appears songs of their own composition and the name of the duet “Kindness”.
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Norman Chris (English Chris Norman), full name Christopher Ward Norman, singer, composer, guitarist of the band Smokie, was born in 1950 on October 25.
At the age of 17, Chris Normann and Alan Silson decide to form a musical band and become famous. The boys, without musical training, initially perform hit songs of the Beatles and other famous rock artists, performing at parties and music clubs. Over time, their repertoire appears songs of their own composition and the name of the duet “Kindness”.
In 1973, at one of the performances of the group "Kindness" there is an acquaintance with the producers and composers of "Two Che" (Michael Chapman and Nicky Chinn), who offered the musicians their cooperation. Immediately there is a change of name from the unsound “Kindness” to the short and concise “Smokie”. The following year, the debut disc “Changing all the time” is released, the title track from which occupies the top positions of the UK charts.
The band's next disc further strengthens Smokie's position in the musical life of Europe, with Wild Wild Angels and Wat Can I Do immediately becoming hits. In 1978, due to the conflict, the musicians broke the contract with the “two Che” and began to produce their albums.
In 1986, the permanent leader, soloist, whose voice is a real hallmark of the collective, Chris Norman announced his retirement and the beginning of a solo career.
The beginning of an independent career is the composition “Stumblin In”, which the singer performs together with Suzy Cuatro (Suggey Cuatro).
Dieter Bolen . This song in the charts of many radio stations - "German Wave", "Big FM" and others - takes the first position for six weeks.
Chris Norman gives more than a hundred concerts annually, both solo and together with other artists, visiting countries of Europe, Asia and America during tours. Along with such well-known artists as
Sting (Sting)
Chris de Burg (Chris de Burgh), musician and multi-instrumentalist Chris Norman repeatedly visits Russia, in particular Moscow.
Discography
1982 - Rock Away Your Teardrops
1986 - Some Hearts Are Diamonds
1987 - Different Shades
1989 - Break the Ice
1991 - The Interchange
1992 The Growing Years
1993 - Jealous Heart
1994 - The Album
1994 - Screaming Love Album
1995 - Every Little Thing
1995 - Reflections
1997 - Into the Night
1997 Christmas Together
1999 - Full Circle
2001 - Breathe Me
2003 - Handmade
2004 - Break Away
2005 - One acoustic evening
2006 - Million Miles
2006 - Coming Home
2007 - Close Up
2008 - The Complete Story of Chris Norman
2009 The Hits! From his Smokie and Solo Years
2009 The Hits! Tour