Colin Vearncombe

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English Singer Colin Vearncombe was born on 26th May, 1962 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK and passed away on 26th Jan 2016 Cork, Ireland aged 53. He is most remembered for 1986 international hit 'Wonderful Life'. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

Colin Vearncombe is a member of the following lists: 1962 births, English pop singers and English singer-songwriters.

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First Name	Colin
Last Name	Vearncombe
Full Name at Birth	Colin Vearncombe
Alternative Name	Black, Colin Vearncombe, Black aka Colin Vearncombe
Birthday	26th May, 1962
Birthplace	Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Died	26th January, 2016
Place of Death	Cork, Ireland
Cause of Death	head Injuries Sustained In A Traffic Collision
Build	Average
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Blonde
Distinctive Feature	Voice "smoky-voiced singer/songwriter" William Ruhlmann of AllMusic..., Voice "sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey" William Ruhlmann of AllMusic..., Voice "slightly frayed baritone" Michael Hann of The Guardian..., Vearncombe called himself Black as he didn't think his own surname would be remembered..., "By the end of 1985 I had been in a couple of car crashes" which would be his cause of death 31 years later..., He was originally from Liverpool in northwest England but had relocated to Ireland..., Standard male pattern baldness in his middle age..., "By the end of 1985 I had been in a couple of car crashes, my mother had a serious illness, I had been dropped by a record company, my first marriage went belly-up and I was homeless. Then I sat down and wrote this song called 'Wonderful Life'. I was being sarcastic"..., Vearncombe suffered from the feeling of being a one-hit wonder: he would say of his proceeding songs "I like it but it's not Wonderful Life"...
Zodiac Sign	Gemini
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	English
High School	Prescot Grammar School, Liverpool
University	Liverpool Polytechnic
Occupation Text	Singer-Songwriter
Occupation	Singer
Claim to Fame	1986 international hit 'Wonderful Life'
Music Genre (Text)	Pop, New Wave, Punk Rock, Jazz-Pop
Year(s) Active	1981–2016
Record Label	WEA Records, A&M Records Ugly Man, Nero Schwarz Records, Rox Records
Official Websites	www.colinvearncombe.com/, www.discogs.com/artist/335255-Colin-Vearncombe, musicbrainz.org/artist/dd5b09d4-3a0d-4af6-b611-d7547ee2d552, https://www.colinvearncombe.com/
Pets	Elvis Presley, Dane Goulding (bandmate), Greg Leyland (bandmate), Dave "Dix" Dickie (music collaborator)
Favorite Movies	Jailhouse Rock
Favorite Bands	Elvis Presley
Favorite Colors	Black

Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single "Wonderful Life", which was an international hit the next year.

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