1. Roland Lee Gift was born on 28 May 1961 and is a British singer, songwriter, and actor.
15 Facts About Roland Gift
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Roland Gift is the former lead vocalist of the pop rock band Fine Young Cannibals.
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Roland Gift lived in Sparkhill until the age of 11, receiving his early formal education at Anderton Park School and Arden Primary School.
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Roland Gift's family then moved to Kingston upon Hull, where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops, while he was a pupil at Kelvin Hall School.
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Roland Gift's first recording was as a saxophonist with Akrylykz, a ska band from Hull.
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Roland Gift was a guest artist on the Ska City Rockers' "Time Is Tight" single.
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Roland Gift has performed as a solo artist, appearing at the Rewind Festival in Henley.
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On 13 February 2012, Roland Gift appeared on BBC Radio Solent promoting the gigs and announced a potential new album in 2012.
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Roland Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits "Good Thing" and "Suspicious Minds".
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Roland Gift was a guest vocalist on Jools Holland's 2013 tour.
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Roland Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits "Suspicious Minds" and "Good Thing".
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Roland Gift had his first screen role in a Clash movie, he was a Roadie for them at the time.
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Roland Gift appeared as a lounge singer in the 1987 film Tin Men, directed by Barry Levinson.
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Roland Gift had a small role as the jazz saxophonist Eddie Mullen in the mini-series Painted Lady, starring Helen Mirren, and appeared in the film The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife.
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Roland Gift wrote the play and co-composed the music together with Ben Barson, brother of Madness's Mike Barson.