After working on the Band Aid project and during a hiatus from Ultravox, Ure pursued a solo career in 1985. Midge Ure écrit avec Bob Geldof la chanson du Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas?. It was her then husband, Geldof, who proceeded, recalls Ure, "to rant on about the Michael Buerk BBC news report on the Ethiopian famine". In 1978, Egan and Ure formed Visage with lead vocalist Steve Strange, and utilised their new synthesiser when they recorded a cover of the Zager & Evans classic "In The Year 2525" for promotional purposes. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name. S'orientant vers un style plus punk rock, le groupe change encore de nom et devient PVC2 avant de se séparer en 1977. Ure returned to North America in the summer of 2018 on a co-headline tour with Paul Young, called "The Soundtrack Of Your Life Tour". Bien qu'éphémère, le groupe enregistre un album Ghosts of Princes in Towers, produit par Mick Ronson, qui sort en 1978, et dont est extrait le single Rich Kids qui se classe 24e au Royaume-Uni[2]. Sa première épouse était Annabel Giles avec qui il a eu une fille, Molly, qui a suivi les traces de son père en devenant à son tour musicienne en tant que membre du groupe The Faders avant d'entamer une carrière solo. [61][62] The same year Ure also released "Little Orphans" exclusively from his website. In 1984, Ure co-wrote the Band Aid hit, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Alors que le projet de sortir un nouvel album de Visage prend corps et que Midge Ure y participe (à l'instar des autres anciens membres), le projet est avorté. En 1985 Midge Ure sort son premier album en solo, The Gift, dont est extrait If I Was qui se classe en tête des charts britanniques[7]. Thin Lizzy then toured America and Japan. Ure said in an interview 2001: "My lowest point was when my album Breathe came out. Geldof provided the initial lyrics, with Ure working the musical theme on a small keyboard in his kitchen. More the good ones than the bad. It contained "Feel So Good" with Gordon Giltrap, "Personal Heaven" with Glenn Gregory and two songs recorded with Mick Karn, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri. En 1982, Midge Ure participe à l'enregistrement du deuxième album de Visage, The Anvil, par ailleurs sa dernière collaboration au projet, et entame sa carrière solo avec un single, No Regrets, une reprise de The Walker Brothers, qui est un nouveau succès en Grande-Bretagne (9e dans les charts)[7]. [71], On 1 December 2017, the Orchestrated album was released. It had been devastated by Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and again in 1997, when the island was impacted by volcanic activity. "Live Aid duo win second Ivor gong", 4 June 2005. Approached by Malcolm McLaren to be the singer for the Sex Pistols which he declined as he was in the band Slik. Ure also played an acoustic set of Ultravox and Visage songs. "Midge tots up 4th uni honour". | Il compose avec Phil Lynott, le leader de Thin Lizzy, le titre Yellow Pearl que Lynott enregistre peu après en solo et qui devient son plus gros succès. Midge Ure's ex-wife is dating a woman - report Musician MIDGE URE's ex-wife has embarked on a lesbian relationship, according to reports. It features orchestrated re-recordings of Ultravox and solo career songs arranged by the British composer Ty Unwin, and a new written track called "Ordinary Man". [15] After the end of the U-Vox Tour Ure left Ultravox. Born to a working-class family in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Ure attended Rutherglen Academy until he was 15 years old. Ure's only release with the band under this name was the single "Put You in the Picture". We had a long break from each other and when we came back together we were all working in different directions".[16]. In 1975 Ure turned down an offer to be the lead singer of the Sex Pistols, stating that he felt at the time that Malcolm McLaren had "his priorities completely wrong! Avec Bob Geldof, il est à l'origine du Band Aid et co-auteur de la chanson Do They Know It's Christmas?. In November 2013, Ultravox were special guests on a four-date arena tour with Simple Minds. En janvier 1976, Slik se classe en tête des charts britanniques avec le single Forever and Ever, écrit par Bill Martin et Phil Coulter, figurant sur l'unique album du groupe, Slik, qui sort quelques mois plus tard[1]. In late 2010, Ultravox started working on their sixth album fronted by Ure. Rich Kids were joined on stage by Mick Jones (The Clash) and Gary Kemp. Slik achieved a UK number one single in February 1976 with "Forever and Ever". En 2014, Midge Ure sort son album solo Fragile, qui contient entre autres la chanson Dark, dark night qu'il a co-écrite avec Moby. What they are saying to you is: I don't respect you. “We’ve always taken the girls to Scotland. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and '80s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and as the frontman of Ultravox. It entered at No. Ure was rehearsing with Ultravox for an episode of the Channel 4 music show "The Tube" when host Paula Yates handed him the phone. Though Visage's first single was unsuccessful, they signed with Polydor Records in 1980; their second single, "Fade to Grey", became a hit. Visage enregistre son premier album homonyme qui sort en 1980, contenant le single Fade to Grey qui connaît un franc succès non seulement au Royaume-Uni (8e dans les charts britanniques) mais ailleurs en Europe (numéro 1 en Allemagne et en Suisse) et en Océanie également[3],[4]. En 2008, il reforme Ultravox. Midge Ure écrit avec Bob Geldof la chanson du Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas?. | [1] Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. [60] In March 2001 Ure was a Guest Star in This is Your Life on BBC1. Il devient le single le plus vendu au Royaume-Uni et ne sera supplanté qu'en 1997 avec Candle in the Wind[8]. was a member of the short-lived new wave band 'Visage' who are best remembered for the 1980 hit 'Fade to Grey'. "Whatever Happened To Midge Ure?" Midge Ure s'est marié deux fois. After leaving school Ure attended Motherwell Technical College and then began to work as an engineer, training at the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), in nearby East Kilbride. In early 1977, Jim McGinlay decided to quit the band, being replaced by Russell Webb. Midge Ure accepte la proposition de Billy Currie de les remplacer tous les deux. For a while between 1979 and 1980, then, Ure was deeply committed to three different bands, all of them quite successful: Ultravox, Visage and Thin Lizzy. They changed their name to PVC2 and adopted a more punkish style. [9] Although it had been over 30 years since they played together, the press reports praised the gig, which included energetic performances of "Ghosts of Princes in Towers" and "Hung on You". [23] He first performed at The Prince's Trust rock concert 1982, and has also been the Musical Director at the concerts 1986, 1987, 1988, 2010 and 2011. The tour was called "In their own Words". They may be based south of the border, but the family Ure are frequent visitors to Scotland. Although another Top 10 hit, the album (and singles) fared less well than their earlier releases. [63], In November 2004 Ure released his autobiography If I Was through Virgin books. The band also comprised Billy McIsaac on keyboards and Kenny Hyslop on drums. It reached #6 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and at #4 on the US Billboard Alternative Music chart. He stated in an Extreme Voice Fanzine 1991: "The spark kind of went out of it for me, Live Aid and Band Aid had a lot to do with it, I suppose. D'autres musiciens rejoignent Visage en 1979 : Barry Adamson, John McGeoch, Dave Formula ainsi que Billy Currie du groupe Ultravox dont le chanteur, John Foxx, et le guitariste, Robin Simon, viennent de partir. Il devient le single le plu… [46][47] The following year Ure toured in the US with Howard Jones. Une version remixée de la chanson est choisie comme générique de l'émission télévisée Top of the Pops. En 1984 Ultravox connaît un de ses plus importants succès avec le titre Dancing with Tears in My Eyes extrait de l'album Lament. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Midge Ure was born on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Strathclyde, Scotland as James Ure. "Midge collects another degree", 27 November 2008. It's become a modern hymn. The second album Answers to Nothing (1988) reached the UK top 30. However, when the title track "Vienna" was released as a single in early 1981 it became a huge hit and spent four weeks at no.2 in the UK singles chart and was the 5th highest selling single in the UK that year. "Pop Music Ure, The Elf Behind 'Christmas'", 28 April 1985. In 1985, his solo debut album The Gift reached number two in the UK Albums Chart and yielded the UK number one single, "If I Was". Ultravox had been presumed defunct since guitarist Robin Simon quit and lead singer John Foxx had left to pursue a solo career. Le titre est choisi pour illustrer un spot publicitaire télévisé pour la marque de montres Swatch diffusé en 1998[9],[10]. Discographie en tant que membre de groupes (albums), Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... 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[33][34], In 2005, he organised Live 8 concerts with Bob Geldof with the aim of pressing G8 leaders into taking action to end world poverty.
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