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'''Alan Leslie Barton''' (16 September 1953 – 23 March 1995) was a British singer and member of the [[hit record|hit]]-making [[duet (music)|duo]] [[Black Lace (band)|Black Lace]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|author=Pierre Perrone |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alan-barton-1616108.html |title=Obituary: Alan Barton | People | News |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date= |accessdate=2016-01-26}}</ref> Their hits included "[[Agadoo]]", "[[Superman (Black Lace song)|Superman]]" and their [[United Kingdom]] [[Eurovision Song Contest 1979]] seventh-place finisher "[[Mary Ann (Black Lace song)|Mary Ann]]" in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511112148/http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1979/United_Kingdom/|title=Eurovision 1979 Jerusalem : United Kingdom - Black Lace : Mary Ann|date=11 May 2006 |
'''Alan Leslie Barton''' (16 September 1953 – 23 March 1995) was a British singer and member of the [[hit record|hit]]-making [[duet (music)|duo]] [[Black Lace (band)|Black Lace]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|author=Pierre Perrone |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-alan-barton-1616108.html |title=Obituary: Alan Barton | People | News |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date= |accessdate=2016-01-26}}</ref> Their hits included "[[Agadoo]]", "[[Superman (Black Lace song)|Superman]]" and their [[United Kingdom]] [[Eurovision Song Contest 1979]] seventh-place finisher "[[Mary Ann (Black Lace song)|Mary Ann]]" in [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1979/United_Kingdom/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060511112148/http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1979/United_Kingdom/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=11 May 2006|title=Eurovision 1979 Jerusalem : United Kingdom - Black Lace : Mary Ann|date=11 May 2006|accessdate=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/year/participant-profile/?song=20557 |title=Black Lace - Mary Ann (United Kingdom 1979) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest |website=Eurovision.tv |date=1979-03-31 |accessdate=2016-01-26}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Born | Barnsley, Yorkshire, England | 16 September 1953
Died | 23 March 1995 Cologne, Germany | (aged 41)
Alan Leslie Barton (16 September 1953 – 23 March 1995) was a British singer and member of the hit-making duo Black Lace.[1] Their hits included "Agadoo", "Superman" and their United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest 1979 seventh-place finisher "Mary Ann" in Jerusalem.[2][3]
Career
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire,[1] Barton replaced Chris Norman in Smokie in 1986, recording six albums with them, and touring extensively as their lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist.[1] He was the lead singer on Smokie's revival of their hit, "Living Next Door to Alice", recorded with British comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown, as "Living Next Door to Alice (Who the F**k Is Alice)".[1] In the early 1990s, he released his only solo album, Precious (1991) and two accompanying singles: "July 69" (1990) and "Carry Your Heart" (with Kristine Pettersen) (1991).[4]
Barton died in March 1995, at the age of 41, from injuries incurred when Smokie's tour bus crashed during a hailstorm in Cologne, Germany.[1][5]
He is buried at Liversedge cemetery, West Yorkshire.
References
- ^ a b c d e Pierre Perrone. "Obituary: Alan Barton | People | News". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Eurovision 1979 Jerusalem : United Kingdom - Black Lace : Mary Ann". 11 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Black Lace - Mary Ann (United Kingdom 1979) | Participant Profile | Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. 1979-03-31. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Alan Barton Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Entertainment | 'Worst song' Agadoo re-released". BBC News. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
External links
- Black Lace website
- Smokie.co.uk - feature articles about Smokie
- barton.adc.kz - official homepage about Alan Barton and his son Dean Barton
- 1953 births
- 1995 deaths
- British Eurovision Song Contest entrants
- English male singers
- English guitarists
- English male guitarists
- English expatriates in Germany
- People from Barnsley
- Road incident deaths in Germany
- 20th-century English singers
- 20th-century guitarists
- 20th-century male singers
- British musician stubs