Tony Christie

Tony Christie (born Anthony Fitzgerald, born April 25, 1943 in Conisbrough, England ) is a British pop singer.

The tenor Tony Christie already published in November 1967 plates, but brought him the published in January 1971 by MCA Records Single only Las Vegas / So Deep Is The Night, composed and produced by the team of authors Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, the breakthrough. Almost all subsequent singles and LPs were composed by this team and produced. His biggest hits were subsequently Is This the Way to Amarillo? and I Did What I Did for Maria in the 1970s. In the 1980s it became quiet around him, only in Germany he had from 1990 - especially with four of Jack White -produced albums - some successes.

In 1999 he made ​​a comeback in the UK. Together with The All Seeing I was a new recording of Walk like a panther, which reached the top ten of the singles charts.

In March 2005, Christie then celebrated his first number -one hit in the UK. 34 years after the first publication was Is This the Way to Amarillo? intended for the official single of Comic Relief charity campaign and debuted at # 1 on the UK Singles Chart on 26 March 2005. At the same time the best of album, The Definitive Collection, which spent seven weeks at number 1 on the UK charts and was awarded with triple platinum appeared.

In 2006 he released an album called Simply in Love. In November 2008, followed by Made in Sheffield another studio album.

In June 2009, Tony Christie first met in the organized annual Glastonbury Festival, the " English Woodstock " on.

2011 appeared the album " Now 's the Time ", 2012, the album " Best Of - The greatest hits from 50 years."

Singles ( in the charts )

Albums ( since 1980)

Awards

RSH Gold

• British Musician
• Crooner
• Pseudonym
• Born in 1943
• Man