First Name |
Gavin
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Last Name |
Friday
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Full Name at Birth |
Fionán Martin Hanvey
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Alternative Name |
@gavinfridaynews (Facebook), M.Me/gavinfridaynews, gavinfridaynews (Twitter), Fionán Hanvey, Hanvey, Gavin Friday Friday, Mr. Friday, Gavin, G.Friday, G Friday, @gavinfriday (Twitter)
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Birthday |
8th October, 1959
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Birthplace |
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
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Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Blue
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Distinctive Feature |
still puts the same energy and passion into his work that he did with the Virgin Prunes in 1977.., was the lead singer and principal visionary of one of Ireland's most ambitious, challenging, and (often) difficult post-punk groups, the Virgin Prunes..., After leaving the Prunes in 1986, he abandoned the music business to paint for a year and a half, returning to the fray after teaming up with pianist Maurice Roycroft..., The duo's 1989 debut, Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves, found him making unexpected moves into a sort of modern-day cabaret style, albeit with all the Bowie-isms of his vocal delivery intact..., Friday collaborated with Bono to write three tracks (two of which were Bono-Friday vocal duets) for the popular 1993 film 'In the Name of the Father'..., This direction culminated in 1997 with a full score for the film 'The Boxer', which was released early in 1998...
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Irish
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Occupation Text |
Vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, composer, producer, actor, painter
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Occupation |
Singer
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Music Genre (Text) |
Alternative rock, Film Soundtracks, Post-punk, Gothic rock, Cabaret, Film score, Acting, Painting, Modern Rock, Vocal Duets
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Year(s) Active |
1977–present
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Songwriter/composer
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Record Label |
Island, Rubyworks, Island Masters, Mercury, MCA Records, Atlantic, Audiotrauma, Baby Records, Lemon, Blast First Petite, Cold Spring, Naïve, Fox Music
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Associated Acts |
Virgin Prunes, Three Pruned Me, The Friday-Seezer Ensemble, Maurice Seezer
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Official Websites |
gavinfriday.com/, http://www.gavinfriday.com/, www.facebook.com/gavinfridaynews, www.instagram.com/gavinfridaycom/, www.instagram.com/gavin_friday/, twitter.com/gavinfridaynews, www.discogs.com/artist/12367-Gavin-Friday, twitter.com/gavinfriday
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Friend |
Bono, Andrea Corr, Sinéad O'Connor
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Associated People |
Guggi (artist)
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Pets |
Bertolt Brecht, Ute Lemper, U2, Bono
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Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is an Irish singer and songwriter, composer, actor and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk group The Virgin Prunes.