Roland gift where is he

My dad went to prison and we were on benefits. We just stopped functioning as a band. It was sad, really. Me and the missus are still together and I got to see my kids grow up. I was writing songs again and with the help of Channel 4 I also started working on a script for a new British crime drama. The Fine Young Cannibals were one of the biggest groups around in the mid-to-late s. Thanks to their collection of catchy brand of alternative pop-rock, they scored several massive hits around the world, including two number ones in the USA.

But what happened to the band and its charismatic lead singer Roland Gift now? The group were created after The Beat came to an end. He and his two sisters, Helga and Ragna, grew up in Hull where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops. He received his education at Kelvin Hall School Bricknell Avenue , but did not receive favorable yearly reports. Andy Cox and David Steele chose Gift as the lead singer of their See full bio ».

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People I bumped into walking around. Birthdays: May Celebrity baby names E - K. See all related lists ». Do you have a demo reel? Gift laughs. It's in the Coromandel, which is very beautiful, but I don't actually spend much time there. I pop in for a visit, go goat hunting, then leave. To be honest, since returning from New York I've been based in north London. I did try and leave London twice but that was only to see if I could live in Hull again, and I finally realised I couldn't.

He tried to record a solo album in only to find the record label for which Fine Young Cannibals had made so much money cancelled his contract the day before he entered the studio. The response was strong enough to make him chase a new record deal. The result is Roland Gift. He has not lost his knack for a pop hit, and the album's first single, It's Only Money, is as catchy as anything he has put his name to.

Ever since I first heard Otis I've wanted to make music that conveyed that kind of conviction and passion.