The Fat Lady Sings were a rock

Rock music

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 band

Musical ensemble

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 initially from Dublin, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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, fronted by singer

Singing

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 and songwriter

Songwriter

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, Nick Kelly. Almost immediately after forming, they relocated to London

London

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, and remained there for the rest of their eight year career. They remained self-financed and self-managed for eighteen months, building a substantial live following. In January 1994, the band split when their frontman Kelly announced that he was quitting.

Personnel

• Nick Kelly - Lead Vocals
• Tim Bradshaw - Guitar
• Dermot Lynch - Bass
• Robert Hamilton - Drums

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions		Album
		U.S. Modern Rock	UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
1986	"Fear and Favour"	-	-	non-album single
1988	"Be Still"	-	-
1989	"Arclight"	-	-
1990	"Dronning Maud Land"	-	-
	"Man Scared"	20	-	Twist
1991	"Arclight"	-	-
	"Twist"	-	-
	"Deborah"	-	-
1993	"Show of Myself"	-	-	Johnson
	"Drunkard Logic"	-	56
	"World Exploding Touch"	-	-

Twist (1991)

1. "Broken Into"
2. "Arclight"
3. "Who Wants You"
4. "Twist"
5. "Love Turned Upside Down"
6. "Deborah"
7. "Man Scared"
8. "Be Still"
9. "Gravy Train"
10. "Contact"
11. "Dronning Maud Land"

Johnson (1993)

1. "Boil"
2. "Show Of Myself"
3. "Alien"
4. "Drunkard Logic"
5. "World Exploding Touch"
6. "Horse Water Wind"
7. "This Guitar"
8. "Johnny Sunrise"
9. "Stealing A Plane"
10. "Colourblind"
11. "But"
12. "Providence"

External links

• Official Site