Suggs
Sign in to saveGraham McPherson (born 13 January 1961), known by his stage name Suggs, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 33
Top works
- Why Not Me?
- Sax Attacks
- Christmas Ate My Family
- Lucifer's Tale
- Ten Commandments (Lifebuilder Study Guides)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1961
Discography
Member of
- Madness1977–1977
- Madness1978–1988
- The Fink Brothers1985–1985
- The Madness1988–1988
- Madnesssince 1992
- The Scala Band
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Born in 1961 to a heroin-addicted Jazz musician and a Soho nightclub hostess, Graham McPherson grew up with an absent father and a mother who battled against the stigma of single-motherhood. Like the boxer he coined his nickname from, Suggs' childhood was filled with fighting and violence. In the subterranean world of London's private members clubs and 60s gangster glamour, Suggs discovered a love for music and singing. Kicking around the streets of North London he met up with a group of like-mi
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Suggs
- Person.image
- Madness (band) 2008.06.20 009.jpg
- Person.landscape
- Yes
- Person.caption
- Suggs performing live with Madness in 2009
- Person.birth_name
- Graham McPherson
- Person.birth_place
- Hastings, England
- Person.years_active
- 1977–present
- Person.children
- 2
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.suggsmcpherson.co.uk
- Image
- Suggs.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1961-01-13
- Commons category
- Graham McPherson
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name in native language
- Graham McPherson
- birth name
- Graham McPherson
- pseudonym
- Suggs
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Solo career
- Musical collaborations
- Film and theatre
- Radio
- Television
- Other work
- Charity
- Useless Information Society
- Books
- Stand-up comedy
- Personal life
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Other appearances
- References
- External links
Graham McPherson (born 13 January 1961), known by his stage name Suggs, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, radio personality and actor.
He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead singer of the ska band Madness, which released fifteen singles that entered the top 10 charts in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, including "My Girl", "Baggy Trousers", "Embarrassment", "It Must Be Love", "House of Fun", "Driving in My Car", "Our House", "Wings of a Dove" and "Lovestruck". Suggs began his solo career in 1995, while still a member of Madness. Since then, he has released two studio albums and two compilation albums. His solo hits include "I'm Only Sleeping", "Camden Town", "Cecilia" and "Blue Day".
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