Nathan Moore (English musician)
| Nathan Moore | |
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| Birth name | Nathan Marcellus Moore |
| Born | 10 January 1965 |
| Origin | Stamford Hill, London, England |
| Genres | Pop, soul, synthpop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, talent manager |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | EMI |
| Associated acts | Brother Beyond, Worlds Apart |
| Website | nathan-moore.com |
Nathan Marcellus Moore (born 10 January 1965, Stamford Hill, London, England) is an English singer and manager.[1]
Career
First coming to prominence by joining the boyband Brother Beyond as their lead singer, in 1987 (when the band and their record label won an auction to record a track with the successful 1980s record producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman), Moore was subsequently in the line-up of another boyband, Worlds Apart, that became chart stars in France, Moore & the band had hits with songs such as - Je Te Donne, Quand Je Reve De Toi, Everlasting Love, Baby Come Back & Everybody - each single reaching No2 chart position in France! in 1997 the album Everybody became the 3rd best selling album that year and is in the all-time biggest sellers ever in that country.
After leaving the group, Moore ventured into music management, representing a number of Pop Idol contestants, such as Hayley Evetts.
In the late 90s Moore recorded a duet with the English popstar Kim Wilde called "If There Was Love". The duet was never commercially released, but Moore gave it away as a free download on his website in 2001.
In the 2000s, he found himself as a reality TV personality, not only as a singer on music revival programme Hit Me Baby One More Time, but also as Lisa Scott-Lee's manager on the MTV Europe programme Totally Scott-Lee.
In April and May 2006, Moore appeared as the band manager in the E4/Channel 4 television programme, Boys Will Be Girls, a six-week series featuring singers who had previously been in groups such as the Fast Food Rockers and Scooch. On 18 July 2006, Moore issued a statement, via his website, announcing that he had stopped managing acts.. "...I would like to let you know that I am no longer managing acts. I will be concentrating on TV / radio work plus recording new music and live (sic) singing! The only artist now managed by Hyperactive from my singers is James Fox".[2]
In 2007, Moore decided, with Steve Hart and Cal Cooper, to make a comeback with Worlds Apart in France, a best of album was released and since then the band have regularly come together for tours and shows across France.
Moore continues to tour extensively as a solo artist, occasionally with Brother Beyond in the nostalgia circuit, and more recently alongside a re-formed Worlds Apart.[2] On 7 February 2015 Moore appeared on BBC1's talent show The Voice but did not make it through to the second round.
Personal life
Moore married Donna Fisher on 8 September 2007, in Majorca, Spain.[2] In August 2010, Donna gave birth to the couple's first child together, Nico.[2]
He is undertaking a course at the Manchester School of Acting, and he features in a short film about The Christmas Truce during first World War ( Stalemate ) .
Discography
(Nathan Moore is featured on every Brother Beyond and every Worlds Apart release)
Brother Beyond (1985–1991)
Worlds Apart (1994–2008)
See also
References
External links
- Nathan Moore Official: includes a detailed history and discography of Brother Beyond.
- MySpaceTV: short clip of Brother Beyond being interviewed in 1988.
- EveryHit.com: UK Top 40 Database
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