Mick Hucknall - Biography - The Biographicon

Overview

Michael Hucknall (born 8 June 1960 in, Manchester, England) is a British singer and songwriter. Hucknall (also known as "Mick 'Red Mick' Hucknall") is the lead singer of the British band Simply Red.

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Early life

Hucknall was born in St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, the son of Reg and Maureen Hucknall. His mother left the family when Hucknall was aged three. He and his father lived very briefly in Bredbury before settling in Denton, where he grew up. He attended Audenshaw Grammar School for Boys.

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Music career

Hucknall claims to have been among the people present at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976, where the Sex Pistols were playing. His interest in the music scene led to the launch of his career in the late seventies, when he was part of the formation of the band Frantic Elevators.

The Frantic Elevators released four singles, including a version of "Holding Back The Years", which he later recorded with Simply Red.

As lead singer and core member of Simply Red, he has become the identifiable face of the band. His face, including his long curly red hair, was featured prominently on album artwork and in videos.

Hucknall is also one of the founders and financial backers of the successful reggae label Blood and Fire. He also manages the record label "simplyred.com".

Hucknall believes that derogatory references to his red hair is a form of bigotry. http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/07/04/1057179152947.html.

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Politics and philanthropy

Hucknall is active in politics and is a prominent celebrity supporter of the UK Labour Party; he is a close friend of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

It has been claimed Hucknall's resentment for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is evident in three of Simply Red's songs; "She'll Have To Go" on the Simply Red album A New Flame, Your Mirror and Wonderland on the Stars album.

Following the Asian tsunami in 2004 Hucknall made a public statement of support for the charity and has asked his fans to consider giving support.

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Personal life

Hucknall and his partner Gabriella Wesberry had a baby daughter, Romy True Hucknall, together in June 2007. http://www.dotspotter.com/news/76241_Mick_Hucknall_and_Gabriella_Wesberry_Are_Having_a_Baby

In October 2007, on David Jensen's show on the Gold network, he announced Simply Red would split in 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7060650.stm.

Along with Johnny Depp, John Malkovich and Sean Penn, Hucknall part-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar World Place.

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References

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External links

* Simply Red Official Site * Guardian article (March 21, 2003) * Interview with Mick Hucknall (USA, 2003) * * Blood & Fire * Frantic Elevators - Unofficial site * Simply Red at Glastonbury 1986 * Download David Jensen's interview with Mick Hucknall recorded for Capital Gold UK Radio in March 2007 *Harry Hill Sketch about the "National Index of A Big Face" Featuring Hucknall

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Steffi Graf

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...Steffi has one younger brother Michael Graf (not the race car driver) and prior to Agassi, had a respectively friendship with Michael Bartels and Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall.

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Russell Watson

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...However, his appearance was cancelled at the last minute when player Éric Cantona requested that Mick Hucknall sing instead....

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Sex Pistols

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Hucknall claims to have been among the people present at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester in June 1976, where the Sex Pistols were playing. His interest in the music scene led to the launch of his career in the late seventies, when he was part of the formation of the band Frantic Elevators...

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...Wilson (founder of Factory Records), Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis and Peter Hook, Adam Ant, Morrissey, and Mick Hucknall....

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Margaret Thatcher

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...It has been claimed Hucknall's resentment for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is evident in three of Simply Red's songs; "She'll Have To Go" on the Simply Red album A New Flame, Your Mirror and Wonderland on the Stars album...

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Simply Red

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...Hucknall (also known as "Mick 'Red Mick' Hucknall") is the lead singer of the British band Simply Red.

That biography says:

...Over time, the name "Simply Red" has come to refer less to a specific group of musicians, and is widely regarded as a name for Mick Hucknall's recordings.

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John Malkovich

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...Along with Johnny Depp, John Malkovich and Sean Penn, Hucknall part-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar World Place.

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Adam Boulton

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...On the 22 July 2006, Boulton married Anji Hunter a former spin doctor to Tony Blair, The wedding was attended by Blair and a number of current and former ministers including the David Blunkett, Tessa Jowell and Peter Hain, as well as celebrities like Mick Hucknall. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=397127&in_page_id=1773...

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Lesley Garrett

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...Garrett has performed across the world, in countries throughout Europe, and also the United States, Australia, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea. She has also sung opera and pop classics with Bryan Ferry, The Eurythmics and Mick Hucknall to celebrate the arrival of the new century on Millennium Eve, in the grounds at the Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum...

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Sean Penn

This biography says:

...Along with Johnny Depp, John Malkovich and Sean Penn, Hucknall part-owns the Parisian restaurant-bar World Place.

That biography says:

...Along with Johnny Depp and Mick Hucknall, Penn is a part-owner of the Parisian restaurant-bar Man Ray....

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Linsey Dawn McKenzie

That biography says:

...McKenzie went on to have high-profile relationships with Simply Red lead singer Mick Hucknall, with footballers Ashley Cole and John Terry, and with EastEnders actors Dean Gaffney and Michael Greco...

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Elkie Brooks

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...* Celebrity fans of Elkie are known to include Mick Hucknall, Bonnie Tyler, Michael Parkinson, Leo Sayer, Terry Wogan, Jonathan Ross, Sam Brown, Kate Bush and Mark Kermode...

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Martine McCutcheon

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...Among the other men McCutcheon's been romantically linked with are EastEnders co-star Paul Nicholls, actor Barry Chuckle, snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan, and Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall.

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Chris Braide

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...In 1993, Braide spent six weeks in Italy recording tracks with Mick Hucknall and Gota Yashiki, who were then looking for new artists to produce. Hucknall was played several demo tapes by Polydor A&R man Paul Morgan, but it was Braide's that attracted his attention...