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'''Alan 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=http://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>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060511112148/http://www.eurovision-contest.com |
'''Alan 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=http://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>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060511112148/http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1979/United_Kingdom/]</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== |
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* [http://www.wix.com/colgibb/black-lace Black Lace website] |
* [http://www.wix.com/colgibb/black-lace Black Lace website] |
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* [http://www.smokie.co.uk/feature/alan/barton.asp Smokie.co.uk - feature articles about Smokie] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203172232/http://www.smokie.co.uk/feature/alan/barton.asp Smokie.co.uk - feature articles about Smokie] |
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* [http://barton.adc.kz/index.php barton.adc.kz - official homepage about Alan Barton and his son Dean Barton] |
* [http://barton.adc.kz/index.php barton.adc.kz - official homepage about Alan Barton and his son Dean Barton]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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Alan Barton | |
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| Born | 16 September 1953 Barnsley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 23 March 1995 (aged 41) Cologne, Germany |
Alan 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 Alan Leslie Barton 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e Pierre Perrone. "Obituary: Alan Barton | People | News". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
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- ^ "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[permanent dead link]
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