Paul Roberts
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Paul Roberts is an English
singer who was the lead singer of The Stranglers
between 1990 and 2006.
in The Stranglers in 1990 and appeared on and co-wrote their studio albums Stranglers In the Night
, About Time, Written in Red
, Coup de Grace, Norfolk Coast and Suite 16 although he left after recording all vocals on that record.
He performed live as a non-playing frontman, as The Stranglers recruited separate guitarist John Ellis
and later Baz Warne
to co-replace Cornwell, who sang vocals and played guitar.
Paul left The Stranglers
after almost 16 years (believed to be longer than his predecessor, according to press quotes from his former colleagues) in May 2006. The split was officially described as "amicable." The band reverted to a four-piece with Warne taking over lead vocals and J J Burnel
returning to singing songs he originally provided lead vocals on.
is the title of his current project, and to date he has written the albums "FAITH?" (under the name 'The Faithband'), "Self Discovery","The Pressure Sensitive" 2007's"End Games" and the current '5,4 now'. Also the singles God, When Reason Sleeps, 8 Days and Swim. There have also been several acoustic
/electric live and studio CDs.
Soulsec was in existence as a side-project for some of the later years he was still with The Stranglers.
-Perfick." This was a musical based on the work of H.E Bates and written by David Burton, formerly a member of the cast of Only Fools & Horses. The show ran for a week in April 2008 at The Kings Theatre, Southsea
in Southsea as a trial to see if the company could raise enough interest to finance a West End production. Its level of success is currently not known.
Paul also played the roman poet 'Ovid' in the play 'The Art of Love' alongside Adele Anderson of 'Fascinating Aida' in London 2008.....the lead role at Edinburgh fringe 2007 of Richard O'briens 'Mephistopheles Smith' the evangelist for hell...16 characters in a two hour fringe workshop of 'The Unimportant History of Britain' in London 2008...was asked by Paul Nicholas to play John Barsad in the new musical of 'Tale of Two Cities' at the gate house theatre London 2008...also offered the lead in 'Gold' a fringe musical based on old school friends getting their school band back together after twenty five years apart.
Appeared in 'Cranford' as a featured character alongside Dame Judy Dench and Eileen Aitkins amongst many others. He also will appear at the beginning of the new Harry Potter movie due in summer 2009. Paul is currently working with Stephen Donald from 'Blood Brothers' and 'Brookside' in the north of England. He also croons in a five-piece jazz/lounge outfit known as Manhattan Swing. They played at The Olde Bell in Hurley, UK for their 2008/09 New Year masked ball.
In 2009, he acted as an adjudicator for the Hastings Musical Festival
.
In 2010, Paul has been singing as Frank Sinatra
alongside Laura Nixon's Marilyn Monroe
and Suspiciously Elvis at sell-out shows at the Brighton night Alive & Swinging.
He is an avid fund-raiser for a prostate cancer
charity.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
singer who was the lead singer of The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
between 1990 and 2006.
The Stranglers
He replaced Hugh CornwellHugh Cornwell
Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...
in The Stranglers in 1990 and appeared on and co-wrote their studio albums Stranglers In the Night
Stranglers In the Night
Stranglers in the Night opened the recording career of the Stranglers MK II, with Paul Roberts on vocals and John Ellis on guitar. It was also the first release on the band's own record label, "Psycho", in 1992. The band returned to a purer, less "produced" sound; the horns have departed and the...
, About Time, Written in Red
Written in Red
Written in Red is the thirteenth studio album recorded by The Stranglers. It was produced by Gang of Four's Andy Gill.The media launch-party for "Written in Red" was held on 13 December 1996 at EuroDisney in Paris, and featured live performances of tracks from the effort...
, Coup de Grace, Norfolk Coast and Suite 16 although he left after recording all vocals on that record.
He performed live as a non-playing frontman, as The Stranglers recruited separate guitarist John Ellis
John Ellis
-Politics:* Sir John Ellis, 1st Baronet , British Member of Parliament for Mid Surrey 1884–1885, Kingston 1885–1892* John Ellis , Irish Fianna Fáil politician...
and later Baz Warne
Baz Warne
Baz Warne is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist and frontman of numerous bands. His first recordings released were with Sunderland Punk band the Toy Dolls, whom he joined as Bassist in 1983, touring extensively and recording a couple of singles,...
to co-replace Cornwell, who sang vocals and played guitar.
Paul left The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
after almost 16 years (believed to be longer than his predecessor, according to press quotes from his former colleagues) in May 2006. The split was officially described as "amicable." The band reverted to a four-piece with Warne taking over lead vocals and J J Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel
J. J. Burnel , is a Franco-English musician producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band The Stranglers.-Life and career:...
returning to singing songs he originally provided lead vocals on.
Soulsec
SoulsecSoulsec
The British band Soulsec is the solo project of the ex Stranglers frontman Paul Roberts.In 1999 Paul Roberts releases his first solo album Faith?, the birth of the Faithband...
is the title of his current project, and to date he has written the albums "FAITH?" (under the name 'The Faithband'), "Self Discovery","The Pressure Sensitive" 2007's"End Games" and the current '5,4 now'. Also the singles God, When Reason Sleeps, 8 Days and Swim. There have also been several acoustic
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
/electric live and studio CDs.
Soulsec was in existence as a side-project for some of the later years he was still with The Stranglers.
Other work
He played the role of Pop Larkin in the world premiere of "The Darling Buds of MayThe Darling Buds of May
The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama which was first broadcast between 1991 and 1993 produced by Yorkshire Television for the ITV Network. It is set in an idyllic rural 1950s Kent, among a large, boisterous family. The three series were based on the novels by H. E. Bates. Originally...
-Perfick." This was a musical based on the work of H.E Bates and written by David Burton, formerly a member of the cast of Only Fools & Horses. The show ran for a week in April 2008 at The Kings Theatre, Southsea
Kings Theatre, Southsea
Kings Theatre is a theatre in Southsea, Portsmouth which opened in 1907. It is operated by the charity Kings Theatre Trust Ltd.-History:The theatre opened on 30 September 1907 with a production of Charles 1 followed by 2 further of Sir Henry Irving's Works...
in Southsea as a trial to see if the company could raise enough interest to finance a West End production. Its level of success is currently not known.
Paul also played the roman poet 'Ovid' in the play 'The Art of Love' alongside Adele Anderson of 'Fascinating Aida' in London 2008.....the lead role at Edinburgh fringe 2007 of Richard O'briens 'Mephistopheles Smith' the evangelist for hell...16 characters in a two hour fringe workshop of 'The Unimportant History of Britain' in London 2008...was asked by Paul Nicholas to play John Barsad in the new musical of 'Tale of Two Cities' at the gate house theatre London 2008...also offered the lead in 'Gold' a fringe musical based on old school friends getting their school band back together after twenty five years apart.
Appeared in 'Cranford' as a featured character alongside Dame Judy Dench and Eileen Aitkins amongst many others. He also will appear at the beginning of the new Harry Potter movie due in summer 2009. Paul is currently working with Stephen Donald from 'Blood Brothers' and 'Brookside' in the north of England. He also croons in a five-piece jazz/lounge outfit known as Manhattan Swing. They played at The Olde Bell in Hurley, UK for their 2008/09 New Year masked ball.
In 2009, he acted as an adjudicator for the Hastings Musical Festival
Hastings Musical Festival
Hastings Musical Festival is an annual festival of the performing arts held in the White Rock Theatre, Hastings, England.-History:The Festival has been running since the early 1900s when Dr. Herman Brearley organised a festival ‘for the encouragement of choral singing’...
.
In 2010, Paul has been singing as Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
alongside Laura Nixon's Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
and Suspiciously Elvis at sell-out shows at the Brighton night Alive & Swinging.
Personal life
In December 2005, he was involved in a dramatic car crash in which his car was thrown into the air and landed upside down, but he escaped without injury.He is an avid fund-raiser for a prostate cancer
Prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly...
charity.