Chris Rea

Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. A "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart", known for his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty-five solo albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart. Described as "rock's ultimate survivor", given his recovery from several bouts of serious illness, Rea was "a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10" with his single "The Road to Hell (Part 2)". The album, The Road to Hell (1989), topped the album chart, as did its successor, Auberge (1991). His many hit songs include "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat", "Stainsby Girls", "Josephine", "On the Beach", "Let's Dance", "Driving Home for Christmas", "Working on It", "Tell Me There's a Heaven", "Auberge" and "Julia". He also recorded a duet with Elton John, "If You Were Me". Rea was nominated three times for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He has never toured the United States, where he is best known for the 1978 single "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, earning him a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1978. A decade later, "Working On It" topped the Mainstream Rock chart. He has sold more than 40 million records worldwide. Christopher Rea was born on 4 March 1951 in Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire to an Italian father, Camillo Rea (died December 2010) originating from Arpino in the Province of Frosinone, and an Irish mother, Winifred K. Slee (died September 1983), as one of seven children. His family were of the Roman Catholic faith. The name Rea was well known locally thanks to his father's ice cream factory and café chain. When he was twelve, he worked clearing tables in the coffee bar and making ice cream in the factory. He wanted to improve the business, but his ideas got no support from his father. After leaving, he was replaced by one of his brothers. At that time he wanted to be a journalist and attended St Mary's College, Middlesbrough. ... Source: Article "Chris Rea" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For: Acting

Born: Middlesbrough, England, UK, 1951-03-04

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie		60
2	1985	Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985	Vocals, Guitar	70
3	1988	Ein Abend in Gold	Self	0
4	1993	Curves Contours & Body Horns	Self	0
5	1999	Parting Shots	Harry Sterndale	56
6	2002	Chris Rea: Stony Road	Self	40
7	2006	Chris Rea: The Road to Hell and Back	Self	55
8	2014	Chris Rea: Montreux Jazz Festival	Self	80
9	2017	Chris Rea: Live at Baloise session 2017	Self	50

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
2	1974	3 nach 9	Self	65
3	1975	Numéro un	Self	60
4	1977	Auf los geht's los	Self	0
5	1979	The Marti Caine Show	Self	0
6	1981	De TV Show	Self	0
7	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
8	1982	The Kenny Everett Television Show	Self	70
9	1984	Goldener Löwe	Self	0
10	1984	Musik Convoy	Self	0
11	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
12	1987	Téléthon	Self	50
13	1988	Flitterabend	Self - Singer	0
14	1993	Shooting Stars	Self	76
15	1998	Parkinson	Self	0
16	1998	Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show	Self	0
17	1999	Show Palast	Self	0
18	2001	Die Stunde der Stars	Self	0
19	2004	Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel	Self	40

Chris Rea

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