Chris De Burgh

Chris De Burgh

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1948-10-15 (75 years old)

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Biography

Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer, but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.


De Burgh was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, to Colonel Charles John Davison, a British diplomat, and Maeve Emily (née de Burgh). His maternal grandfather was Sir Eric de Burgh, a British Army officer who had been Chief of the General Staff in India during the Second World War. He took his mother's maiden name, "de Burgh", as a stage name when he began performing, while his legal surname remains "Davison". His father had substantial farming interests, and Chris spent much of his early years in Malta, Nigeria and Belgian Congo, as he, his mother and brother accompanied Colonel Davison on his diplomatic and engineering work.


The Davisons finally settled in Bargy Castle, County Wexford, Ireland, which was somewhat dilapidated at the time. It was a twelfth-century castle which Eric de Burgh bought in the 1960s. He converted it into a hotel, and young Chris sang for the guests there.


De Burgh attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, where he was in the year below Nick Drake; de Burgh asked to join a jazz band Drake had formed with four schoolmates, the Perfumed Gardeners, but was rejected as his taste was "too poppy". De Burgh went on to graduate from Trinity College Dublin, with a Master of Arts degree in French, English and History. Chris de Burgh signed his first contract with A&M Records in 1974, and supported Supertramp on their Crime of the Century tour, building himself a small fan base. His début album, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, was a folk-tinged stab at fantasy in the tradition of the Moody Blues. It failed to chart upon its release in late 1974. A few months later, he released a single called "Turning Round" from the album, released outside the UK and Ireland as "Flying". It failed to make an impression in the UK, but it stayed on top of the Brazilian charts for 17 weeks. This became a familiar pattern for the singer/songwriter, as every one of his 1970s albums failed to chart in the UK or US while they racked up big sales in continental European and South American countries.


In 1975 his second album, Spanish Train and Other Stories, was released. Whilst (again) not a huge commercial success, the album and tour expanded the fan base, with de Burgh starting to attract a cult following. Along with the epic title track, other fan favourite tracks from the album included "Patricia The Stripper" and "A Spaceman Came Travelling" (the latter released the following year as a single). ...


Source: Article "Chris de Burgh" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

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self 42

TV Shows 37

Movies 7

Self
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland

LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland (2024)

TV
Self
Santiano in Irland – eine musikalische Reise über die grüne Insel

Santiano in Irland – eine musikalische Reise über die grüne Insel (2015)

Movie
Self
ДИСКОТЕКА 80-х

ДИСКОТЕКА 80-х (2014)

Movie
Self
Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014

Pur & Friends: Live auf Schalke 2014 (2014)

Movie
Self
Heiligabend mit Carmen Nebel

Heiligabend mit Carmen Nebel (2012)

TV
Self
Inka Bause Live

Inka Bause Live (2012)

TV
Self - Vocal, guitar ...
Chris de Burgh And Band Footsteps - Live In Concert

Chris de Burgh And Band Footsteps - Live In Concert (2010)

Movie
Self
Chris Moyles' Quiz Night

Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009)

TV
Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show

The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)

TV
Self
Happy Day

Happy Day (2007)

TV
Self
Play It Again

Play It Again (2007)

TV
Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2

Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 2 (2007)

Movie
Self
The One Show

The One Show (2006)

TV
Self
Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen (2004)

TV
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Self
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel (2004)

TV
Self
The Terry and Gaby Show

The Terry and Gaby Show (2003)

TV
Self
Die ultimative Chartshow

Die ultimative Chartshow (2003)

TV
Self
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)

TV
Self
Starnacht am Wörthersee

Starnacht am Wörthersee (2000)

TV
Self
Volle Kanne

Volle Kanne (1999)

TV
Self
Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now? (1999)

TV
Self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show

Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show (1998)

TV
Petrol Pumper
How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate

How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate (1998)

Movie
Self
Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen

Sat.1-Frühstücksfernsehen (1996)

TV
Self
José Carreras Gala

José Carreras Gala (1995)

TV
self
Musik für Sie

Musik für Sie (1995)

TV
Self
Pebble Mill

Pebble Mill (1991)

TV
Self
DAS!

DAS! (1991)

TV
Chris de Burgh – Live From Dublin

Chris de Burgh – Live From Dublin (1990)

Movie
Self - Singer
Flitterabend

Flitterabend (1988)

TV
Self
Daytime Live

Daytime Live (1987)

TV
Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten

ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)

TV
Self
Melodien für Millionen

Melodien für Millionen (1985)

TV
Self
Na sowas!

Na sowas! (1982)

TV
Self
Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées (1982)

TV
Self
Wetten, dass..?

Wetten, dass..? (1981)

TV
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß?

Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)

TV
Self
NDR Talk Show

NDR Talk Show (1979)

TV
Self
Rockpop in Concert

Rockpop in Concert (1978)

TV
Self
Bitte umblättern

Bitte umblättern (1977)

TV
Self
III nach neun

III nach neun (1974)

TV
Self
Disco

Disco (1971)

TV
Self
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops (1964)

TV
Self
Bambi Awards

Bambi Awards (1948)

TV

Ratings

Average 3.87
Based on 8.65 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-10-15 (75 years old)

Birth Name
Christopher John Davison

Birth Place
Venado Tuerto, Argentina

Height

Children
Hubie Davison, Rosanna Davison

Father
Charles John Davison

Mother
Maeve Emily de Burgh

Citizenships
United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland

Also Known As
Christopher John Davison


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