Nick Heyward
b. 20 May 1961, Beckenham, Kent, England. The original lead vocalist in UK pop act Haircut 100, Heyward left for a solo career in late 1982. Early the following year he returned with a couple of chart hits, "Whistle Down The Wind" and "Take That Situation", both close to the "boy next door blue-eyed soul" style developed by his former group. His debut solo album, North Of A Miracle, which included the up-tempo "A Blue Hat For A Blue Day", was a solid effort that won critical approval and sold well. It featured Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick as co-producer. An uneasy move away from his teenage audience was completed with the funk-influenced "Warning Sign" but like many former teenage pin-ups the transition brought only limited commercial success. In 1988, he moved to Warner Brothers Records, but both the single, "You're My World", and accompanying album, I Love You Avenue, failed to re-establish him in the mainstream.
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