1. Ian Zachary Broudie was born on 4 August 1958 and is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Liverpool.
12 Facts About Ian Broudie
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In 2004, Ian Broudie released an album titled Tales Told under his own name.
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Ian Broudie played in Liverpool's fledgling punk scene in the 1970s.
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Ian Broudie was a member of the band Big in Japan, with Holly Johnson and Bill Drummond.
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Ian Broudie was a founder member of John Peel favourites Original Mirrors in the early 1980s, and was credited as a member of Bette Bright and the Illuminations on their lone album from 1981.
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Ian Broudie began writing as the Lightning Seeds at the end of the 1980s, scoring a debut hit with the song "Pure".
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In 1994 Ian Broudie created a touring band so the songs could be played live.
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On 13 December 1996 and 14 March 1997, Ian Broudie was the guest host of Top of the Pops.
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In 2021, Ian Broudie said he was working on a new Lighting Seeds album.
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Ian Broudie worked as a producer with many independent labels including Factory Records, Creation Records, Zoo Records and Rough Trade, sometimes under the name 'Kingbird'.
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Ian Broudie subsequently concentrated on production for other bands, working with the Coral, the Subways, the Zutons, French rock band Noir Desir for their first long album Veuillez rendre l'ame, the Rifles, on an early single by Sleeper and on a handful of I Am Kloot songs.
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On 11 October 2004, Ian Broudie released his debut solo effort, Tales Told, embraced by critics and fans alike despite the fact that Tales Told saw Ian Broudie move into folk rock territory and away from the slick pop sound of the Lightning Seeds.