- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Jimmy Somerville
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Bronski Beat's debut album The Age of Consent (1984) was the only release Somerville contributed to as lead vocalist before leaving the band in 1985 and joining The Communards. Following the deaths of Larry Steinbachek in 2016 and Steve Bronski in 2021, Somerville is the only surviving …
Filmography
movieJimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
2025 · Self (archive footage)
movieBronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieHideous
2022 · The Guardian Angel
movieStars 80, le concert au Stade de France
2015 · Self
movieHow Gay Sex Changed the World
2007 · Self
movieThe Nomi Song
2004 · Thanks
tvStar Academy
2001 · Self
movieCountertenors
1999 · Self
tvLexx
1997 · Satin
movieThis Road Will Never End
1996 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Happy Prince
1996 · Swallow (voice)
Musik für Sie
tvMusik für Sie
1995 · self
tvEurotrash
1993
movieThe Attendant
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieOrlando
1992 · Singer / Angel
movieRhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992 · Self (archive footage)
tvMorgenmagazin
1992 · Self
movieMemorabilia: The Video Singles
1991 · Self
movieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990 · Self
movieJimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
1990 · Self - Performer, Songs
tvStars 90
1990 · Self
movieLooking for Langston
1989 · Angel
tvLe monde est à vous
1987 · Self, Self - The Communards
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self - The Communards
movieDays Like These
1986 · Self
tvZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986 · Self
tvAmbitions
1986 · Self - The Communards
movieThe Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show
1986 · Self
movieAll Out! Dancing in Dulais
1986 · Self
movieFramed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts
1983 · Self, Director, Producer, Editor, Original Music Composer
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self - The Communards
tvThe BRIT Awards
1977 · Self