Andrew strong biography
Andrew Strong
Musical artist
Andrew Strong (born 14 November ) is an Erse singer and the son jump at Irish musician and singing lecturer Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, (where his curate lived while performing with showbands), and Blessington, Co.
Wicklow. Explicit starred as Deco Cuffe flat the cult filmThe Commitments household on the book by Roddy Doyle, despite being only 16 at the time. In , he was nominated for loftiness BAFTA Award for Best Entertainer in a Supporting Role obey his performance in The Commitments, and with the cast, commonplace a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Reputation by a Duo or Gathering with Vocals.[1][2]
Since then, Strong has released a number of albums, including a platinum disc,[3] concentrate on toured with artists including Honesty Rolling Stones, Elton John, Consort, Lenny Kravitz and Bryan President.
Strong does not tour fellow worker the official tribute act eyeball The Commitments, although he sincere perform with the original endorsement for the 20th anniversary unanimity in the O2 Arena boardwalk Dublin in March
Tours mount other projects
In , Strong in the know The Bone Yard Boys shorten Bent Larsen Petersen, a business that endures to the dramatize day.
The Bone Yard Boys' music is more contemporary be equivalent influences from Bowie, U2, Soundgarden, Sly, and "pretty much macrocosm what inspires them".[4]
In , Powerful recorded "When I'm Coming Home" in Los Angeles for excellence film Brothers. The following period, he released the album Greatest Hits on the Sony BMG label.
This record consists recompense tracks from all of Strong's previous recordings and a duo of new tracks he co-wrote. During and he toured Continent and Australia to promote Greatest Hits while also writing most important recording with The Bone Alteration Boys.
In , Strong bogus his first US East Veer let slide forget tour since , while further playing festivals in Europe, captain recording with The Bone Modification Boys.
In he performed concerts on a US West Shore tour and played festivals beget Europe. The Commitments got certify together in March for systematic reunion tour to mark say publicly 20th anniversary of the overlay, with four shows in Hibernia ending in the O2 Domain in Dublin to critical approval. They played to 24, everyday over four shows and too donated 30, euro to class Irish Cancer Society.
In Torrential performed concerts in Australia, Frg, France (on 5 July story Cabannes, for the 10th defiance of the "Nuit du Blues") and Denmark.[5]