Composer
Andy McCluskey
British singer, songwriter, musician and producer (born 1959)
b. 1959
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1959
- Birthplace
- Heswall
- Citizenship / historical state
- United Kingdom
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
George Andrew McCluskey (born 24 June 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded alongside keyboardist Paul Humphreys in 1978: McCluskey has been the group's sole constant member. He has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. McCluskey is noted for his frenetic onstage "Trainee Teacher Dance".
McCluskey also founded the pop girl group Atomic Kitten, for whom he served as a principal songwriter and record producer, and has collaborated with various acts. His work has received nominations at the Ivor Novello, Grammy and Brit Awards, and has topped charts in the UK and internationally.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- singer; composer; songwriter; record producer; singer-songwriter; musician
- Recorded memberships
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Instruments played
- voice
- Genres
- new wave
- Birth name
- George Andrew McCluskey
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 64208812
- ISNI
- 0000000114462490
- GND ID
- 135336643
- MusicBrainz ID
- 9d47ebac-1e6e-405b-be39-9885e48a3611
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Again | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 64208812. Portrait: Marnie Joyce from New York City, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.