Famous British Vocalists

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Robert Palmer
(Snger)
Robert Palmer
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Birthdate: January 19, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Batley, England
Died: September 26, 2003
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Eleanor Tomlinson
(Actress)
Eleanor Tomlinson
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Birthdate: May 19, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: England, UK
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Mabel
(Singer-songwriter)
Mabel
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Birthdate: February 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Málaga, Spain

Born to a music producer father, Cameron McVey, and a singer mother, Neneh Cherry, Mabel McVey was destined to make a career in music. The English singer-songwriter debuted on SoundCloud with her track Know Me Better. It is believed she had initially used music as a therapy for her anxiety.

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 4 
Anthony Newley
3
Birthdate: September 24, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: April 14, 1999
 5 
Michael Kiwanuka
(Singer-songwriter)
Michael Kiwanuka
3
Birthdate: May 3, 1987
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Muswell Hill, London, England
 6 
Mike Rutherford
(Guitarist)
Mike Rutherford
3
Birthdate: October 2, 1950
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
 7 
Grace Chatto
(Cellist)
Grace Chatto
3
Birthdate: December 10, 1985
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 8 
Paul Simonon
(Musician)
Paul Simonon
3
Birthdate: December 15, 1955
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Brixton, London, England, UK
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 9 
Ella Eyre
(Singer-songwriter)
Ella Eyre
3
Birthdate: April 1, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 10 
Clare Torry
(English Singer)
Clare Torry
3
Birthdate: November 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
 11 
Glenn Tipton
(Musician)
Glenn Tipton
3
Birthdate: October 25, 1948
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Blackheath, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 12 
Tracey Thorn
(Singer)
Tracey Thorn
3
Birthdate: September 26, 1962
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire, England, UK
 13 
Bev Bevan
(Musician)
Bev Bevan
3
Birthdate: November 25, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Birmingham, England, UK
 14 
Brian Harvey
(Musician)
Brian Harvey
3
Birthdate: August 8, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Walthamstow, London, England, UK
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 15 
Alvin Stardust
(Singer)
Alvin Stardust
3
Birthdate: September 27, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Muswell Hill, London, England
Died: October 23, 2014
 16 
Richard Hawley
(Singer-songwriter)
Richard Hawley
3
Birthdate: January 17, 1967
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
 17 
Kele Okereke
(Musician)
Kele Okereke
2
Birthdate: October 13, 1981
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
 18 
Alex Kapranos
(Musician)
Alex Kapranos
2
Birthdate: March 20, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Almondsbury Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 19 
Beth Orton
(Singer-songwriter)
Beth Orton
2
Birthdate: December 14, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: East Dereham, Norfolk, England
 20 
Boz Burrell
(First Known Person to Take Detailed Photographs of Snowflakes)
Boz Burrell
2
Birthdate: August 1, 1946
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England
Died: September 21, 2006
 21 
Freddie Garrity
(Singer)
Freddie Garrity
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Birthdate: November 14, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England
Died: May 19, 2006
 22 
Johnny Kidd
(English Singer and Songwriter)
Johnny Kidd
2
Birthdate: December 23, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Willesden, North London, England
Died: October 8, 1966

Johnny Kidd was an English singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his association with the rock and roll group, Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, where he was the lead vocalist. Thanks to one of his most popular songs, Shakin' All Over, Johnny Kidd was one of the few British rockers to achieve international fame before the Beatles.

 23 
Ryan Jarman
(Singer)
Ryan Jarman
2
Birthdate: October 20, 1980
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Wakefield, England
 24 
Roger Chapman
(Rock Singer Best Known as a Member of the Progressive Rock Band 'Family')
Roger Chapman
2
Birthdate: April 8, 1942
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Leicester, England
 25 
Patrick Wolf
(Singer-songwriter)
Patrick Wolf
2
Birthdate: June 30, 1983
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
 26 
Peter Skellern
(Singer-songwriter, Pianist)
Peter Skellern
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Birthdate: March 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bury, Lancashire, England
Died: February 17, 2017
 27 
George Rose
(Actor)
George Rose
2
Birthdate: February 19, 1920
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bicester, England
Died: May 5, 1988
 28 
Tom Chapman
(Musician)
Tom Chapman
2
Birthdate: May 15, 1972
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chevreuse, France
 29 
Anna Russell
(Singer)
Anna Russell
1
Birthdate: December 27, 1911
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 18, 2006
 30 
Wix Wickens
(Composer)
Wix Wickens
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Birthdate: March 27, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brentwood, England
 31 
Dame Marie Tempest
(Singer)
Dame Marie Tempest
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Birthdate: July 15, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 15, 1942
 32 
Beryl Bryden
(Singer)
Beryl Bryden
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Birthdate: May 11, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Norwich, England
Died: July 14, 1998

Beryl Bryden was a British jazz singer best remembered for her collaboration with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber. She is also remembered for her contribution to the popular song Rock Island Line, which helped set off the skiffle movement of the late 1950s.

 33 
Francis Pilkington
(Composer)
Francis Pilkington
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Birthdate: 1565 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: 1638 AD