It has been revealed that Jarvis Cocker will make a guest appearance on Tony Christie's new album. The former Pulp singer has reworked the theme from the 1971 film Get Carter for the record. Now Is The Time is due for release on the label Acid Jazz in 2011. According to NME, the company's boss Eddie Pille said: "The massive success of 'Is This The Way To Amarillo' a few years ago (more)...
- 7/19/2010
- by By Clare Wiley
- Digital Spy
Tony Christie has confessed that he used to enjoy late-night partying when he was younger. The 65-year-old claimed that he never took care of his voice and is lucky that it survived his wilder days. "I'm fortunate that I don't have to look after [my voice]," he told Digital Spy. "I don't go to bed early and certainly never used to. "I did all the usual things when I was on tour as a youngster. (more)...
- 11/1/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
Tony Christie has revealed that he would "love" to sing a James Bond theme song. The veteran singer, 65, said he was not impressed by recent 007 tunes, arguing that there is currently too much "politics" in the selection process. "I would love to have done [a James Bond song]," he told Digital Spy. "It's like asking, 'Would you like to win the pools?' "It's something that's not been very good lately, shall we say? The last couple of films haven't produced (more)...
- 10/31/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
The Streets and The Last Shadow Puppets have been confirmed as the headliners for this autumn's BBC Electric Proms. This year's event, which attempts to create "new moments in music", will take place in Liverpool and London. It is the first time the festival has moved outside of the capital. Alex Turner's Last Shadow Puppets, Tony Christie, The Maybes and Wave Machines will play Liverpool venues (more)...
- 8/20/2008
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
LONDON -- Akon's "Lonely" (Universal) finally ended the seven-week reign of Tony Christie's "(Is This the Way To) Amarillo" (UMTV) on the U.K. singles chart. It gave the U.S. rapper/singer cause for a double celebration as his album "Trouble" returned to No. 1 on this week's chart. In a remarkable feat of chart domination, the Universal Music Group holds down the entire top six on the singles list, with Christie at No. 2, "Signs" (Geffen) by Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson and Justin Timberlake down 2-3, Eminem's "Mockingbird" (Interscope) new at No. 4, "I Like the Way" (Mercury) by Bodyrockers down 4-5 and Will Smith's "Switch" (Interscope) dropping 5-6.
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