Chris de Burgh

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Artist Biography

Chris de Burgh (born October 15th, 1948) is an Irish musician and songwriter.

Born Christopher John Davison in Buenos Aires, Argentina (he is the son of a British diplomat and an Irish secretary), his father's career moved the family to numerous places around the globe such as Malta, Nigeria, and Zaire. At the age of twelve, the family returned home to live in Tomhaggard in County Wexford, Ireland, where his father bought the twelfth century Bargy Castle and converted it into a hotel.

A graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, as a performer, he adopted his mother's maiden name as his stage name. Performing songs crossed between Driving Rock and Middle of the Road catchy pop, De Burgh is most famous for his single "Lady in Red" from the album Into the Light. For that album, released in 1986, he included the song "For Rosanna" he had written to celebrate the 1984 birth of his daughter. Rosanna Davison won the Miss World title in 2003. He also has two sons named Hubie and Michael by his wife Diane.

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Artist Discography

Albums

At the End of a Perfect Day (1977)
Beautiful Dreams (1995)
Crusader (1993)
Eastern Wind (November 1994)
Far Beyond These Castle Walls (27 September 2004)
Flying Colours (1988)
Footsteps (13 April 2009)
Into the Light (1986)
Man on the Line (1984)
Power of Ten (1992)
Quiet Revolution (1999)
Spanish Train and Other Stories (November 1994)
The Getaway (1982)
The Road to Freedom (2004)
The Storyman (9 October 2006)
The Ultimate Collection
This Way Up (1994)
Timing Is Everything (2002)

Singles

Compact Hits (1988)
High on Emotion (1984)
The Simple Truth (1986)
When I Think of You (6 September 1999)
Where We Will Be Going (1992)

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