1. Charlie Fink was born on 16 May 1986 and is an English songwriter, producer and filmmaker best known for fronting Noah and the Whale and for his work as a composer for theatre.
16 Facts About Charlie Fink
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Charlie Fink has been described as "one of Britain's most daring and inventive songwriters" by the Sunday Times and "a theatre composer of the first rank" by the Evening Standard.
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Charlie Fink's paternal grandfather was a German Jew who escaped the Nazis in the 1930s and went to South Africa.
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Charlie Fink has the sole writing credit on the first three Noah and the Whale albums which have collectively sold over a million copies worldwide, including two gold records and one platinum record.
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Charlie Fink toured with the band from 2006 until their split in 2015.
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Charlie Fink has appeared with the band on Late Show with David Letterman as well as Later.
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Charlie Fink has directed a number of his band's music videos and a short film that accompanied their second album The First Days of Spring and another film that accompanied their fourth album Heart of Nowhere.
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Charlie Fink featured at number 18 on NMEs Cool List as well as GQs best dressed lists.
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Charlie Fink produced Laura Marling's first album Alas I Cannot Swim, which was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
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Charlie Fink has produced music for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jay Jay Pistolet and Rae Morris.
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Charlie Fink's album was accompanied by a new show, written with David Greig, called Cover My Tracks, performed in June 2017, and subsequently toured throughout the country that year.
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Charlie Fink wrote the music and lyrics for the Old Vic theatre production of the Dr Seuss classic The Lorax which was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2016.
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Charlie Fink wrote the music for a production of As You Like It in Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in July 2018.
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Charlie Fink wrote the music for the stage adaptation of the Ealing comedy The Man in the White Suit.
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Charlie Fink wrote and directed two short films to accompany The First Days of Spring and Heart of Nowhere.
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Charlie Fink wrote the songs for the film A Street Cat Named Bob, performed by British actor and singer Luke Treadaway.