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Name | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Raymond Edward O'Sullivan |
Born | December 01, 1946Waterford, Ireland |
Instrument | Vocals, piano, keyboards |
Genre | Pop |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter, pianist |
Years active | 1967–present |
Label | Bygum RecordsMAM Records |
Url | Official website}} |
Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1 December 1946) is an Irish-English singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine, Record Mirror, voted him the No. 1 UK male singer of 1972.
Worldwide he has charted sixteen top forty discs; including six number one songs, the first of which was 1970's "Nothing Rhymed" (for further information see Gilbert O'Sullivan discography).
O'Sullivan's singles like "Ooh Baby" and "Happiness Is Me and You" continued to reach the charts, but sold increasingly fewer copies. After 1973, his overseas popularity essentially ceased altogether. Eventually, in May 1982, the court found in O'Sullivan's favour, describing him as a "patently honest and decent man", who had not received a just proportion of the vast income his songs had generated. in which he sued rapper Biz Markie over the rights to use a sample of O'Sullivan's song "Alone Again (Naturally)".
O'Sullivan has continued to record and perform into the 21st century. He enjoys particular acclaim in Japan. His album A Scruff At Heart was released in 2007, featuring "Just So You Know". On 14 July 2008, O'Sullivan released his most recent single, "Never Say Di". He appeared at the 2008 Glastonbury Festival, and played London's Royal Albert Hall on 26 October 2009. On 26 August 2010 Gilbert announced that he had joined Hypertension, a record company that also holds Leo Sayer, Chris DeBurgh, Fleetwood Mac and Gerry Rafferty. His latest album Gilbertville was released on 31 January 2011.
Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Irish male singers Category:Irish pianists Category:Irish singer-songwriters Category:Irish songwriters Category:Irish pop singers Category:People from County Waterford
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