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23 Facts About Guy Chambers

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Guy Antony Chambers was born on 12 January 1963 and is an English songwriter, musician and record producer, best known for his work with Robbie Williams.

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In December 1985, Guy Chambers joined The Waterboys, touring with them on a tour supporting Simple Minds until the end of the year.

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Guy Chambers co-wrote "Love Street" with Karl Wallinger, who he had replaced in The Waterboys, on the band's album Goodbye Jumbo.

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In 1992, Guy Chambers formed his own band the Lemon Trees and wrote, produced and performed with them until they disbanded in 1995.

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In 2018, Guy Chambers wrote a children's folk opera based on the Oscar Wilde short story "The Selfish Giant".

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Guy Chambers released his debut solo piano album Go Gentle Into the Light on 3 May 2019.

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The album featured cover versions of well known songs, as well as six new tracks written by Williams and Guy Chambers, who produced the album.

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In 2015, Guy Chambers joined Williams on the road for the Let Me Entertain You Tour.

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In 2016, Williams and Guy Chambers collaborated on The Heavy Entertainment Show which preceded The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour, and in 2019, they collaborated on The Christmas Present.

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Guy Chambers co-wrote and produced tracks off Under the Radar Volume 1,2 and 3 comprising demos, B-sides and rarities.

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In 2002, Guy Chambers wrote "Staring Into Space" for BBMak's second album.

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Guy Chambers co-wrote and co produced "Silent Movie" with Natasha Bedingfield for her album Unwritten.

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Guy Chambers teamed up with Christophe Willem on his second record Cafeine, co-wrote with Matt Hales from Aqualung on the single "Heartbox" and with Cathy Dennis on "Sensitized", a duet with Kylie Minogue, for Willem's record, released in 2009.

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Guy Chambers co-wrote Tokio Hotel's track, "Pain of Love" which featured on their album, Humanoid.

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Guy Chambers worked on the track "Virtual Friend", co-written with Armin van Buuren for his 2010 album, Mirage.

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In 2011, Guy Chambers worked on new material with English singer-songwriters Katy B and Charlene Soraia.

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Guy Chambers teamed up with Example, co-writing the song "Microphone" which featured on Example's album, Playing in the Shadows.

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Guy Chambers has collaborated with Sophie Hunter on two studio albums: the French-language The Isis Project and the English-language Songs for a Boy.

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In 2013, Guy Chambers collaborated with Maverick Sabre in his new West London studio on new material for the artist, as well as working on new material with Rufus Wainwright, and co-writing "Out of Control" with Miles Kane, a track from Kane's second studio album Don't Forget Who You Are.

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In 2014, Chambers wrote "Crying for No Reason" with Katy B In 2016, Chambers collaborated again with Kylie Minogue, Marlon Roudette, and Rufus Wainwright, and wrote and recorded with John Newman.

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In 2019 Guy Chambers collaborated with Robbie Williams on the music and lyrics for RSC stage show The Boy in the Dress, the stage adaptation of David Walliams's book of the same name.

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Guy Chambers continued to collaborate with Trickster in producing subsequent music tracks, like Still Kicking and "Silent Night" vs "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

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Guy Chambers was portrayed by Australian actor Tom Budge in the 2024 biographical film Better Man, based on Robbie Williams' life and career.