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Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. His 1994 single "A Girl Like You" was a worldwide hit. In February 2005, Collins was hospitalised after two cerebral…
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- Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir — Self2023
- Proclaimers: This Is the Story — Self2017
- The Possibilities Are Endless — Self2014
- A Life in the Death of Joe Meek — Self2013
- A Song for Eurotrash — Self - Special Guest1998
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks — Self1996
- TFI Friday1996
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Orange Juice — Self1984
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Edwyn Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician from Edinburgh, Scotland. He formed the Nu-Sonics in 1976, which became Orange Juice in 1979. The group is perhaps best known for the No. 8 hit "Rip it Up", its only UK top 40 single. In 1985, Orange Juice broke up, and he has since then pursued a solo career. Edwyn Collins is best known for his 1994 hit, "A Girl Like You", which was featured in the films Empire Records and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Stephen
- Family name
- Collins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Notable work
- A Girl Like You
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.edwyncollins.com
- Image
- Edwyn Collins portrait.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
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- 1976-00-00
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- Orange Juice
- birth name
- Edwyn Stephen Collins
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