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David Essex
David Essex, born David Albert Cook on 23 July 1947 in Plaistow, in London's East End, is an English singer-songwriter and actor. The son of an East End docker and an Irish Traveller mother, he began recording in 1965, initially working as a drummer before moving to lead vocals, and released his first single, "And the Tears Came Tumbling Down," on Fontana Records that year.
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- Sep 1BirminghamSymphony HallView details
- Sep 3GlasgowGlasgow Royal Concert HallView details
- Sep 4Newcastle Upon TyneO2 City Hall NewcastleView details
- Sep 4 – Sep 4Newcastle Upon TyneO2 City HallView details
- Sep 5BlackpoolBlackpool Opera HouseView details
- Sep 7BristolBristol BeaconView details
- Sep 8BournemouthBournemouth PavilionView details
- Sep 9BrightonThe Brighton CentreView details
- Sep 11Southend On SeaSouthend Cliffs PavilionView details
- Sep 11 – Sep 12Southend On SeaCliffs PavilionView details
- Sep 12IpswichIpswich Regent TheatreView details
- Sep 13SouthamptonMayflower TheatreView details
- Sep 15NottinghamRoyal Concert Hall NottinghamView details
- Sep 16BathBath ForumView details
- Sep 17PlymouthPlymouth ArenaView details
- Sep 19LiverpoolLiverpool Philharmonic HallView details
- Sep 20ManchesterOpera House, ManchesterView details
- Sep 21HuddersfieldVictoria TheatreView details
- Sep 23SheffieldSheffield City Hall Oval HallView details
- Sep 24YorkYork BarbicanView details
- Sep 25HullConnexin LiveView details
- Sep 27SwanseaSwansea Building Society ArenaView details
- Sep 28OxfordNew Theatre OxfordView details
- Sep 29LondonThe London PalladiumView details
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About David Essex
He broke through in 1973 with the film That'll Be the Day, in which he starred, and its accompanying single "Rock On," a spare, echo-laden production that sold over a million copies and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Between 1973 and 1994 he placed nineteen singles in the UK Top 40, including two number ones, "Gonna Make You a Star" (1974) and "Hold Me Close" (1975), and sixteen albums in the Top 40.
Alongside his recording career, Essex established himself in musical theatre and film, starring as Che in the original 1978 West End production of Evita, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination, and appearing in the 1980 film Silver Dream Racer. He later took the role of Eddie Moon in the BBC soap EastEnders (2011). He was appointed OBE in 1999 for charitable services, particularly to Voluntary Service Overseas.
Essex remains a significant figure in British pop and stage history despite limited recognition in the United States, and continues to tour and release music.