Tony Hadley rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead singer of the new wave band Spandau Ballet and launched a solo career following the group's split in 1990.
41 Facts About Tony Hadley
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Tony Hadley returned to the band in 2009 but left again in 2017.
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Tony Hadley is known for his "expressive voice" and "vocal range".
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Anthony Patrick Tony Hadley was born the first of three children at the Royal Free Hospital in Islington, North London.
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Tony Hadley has a sister, Lee, and a brother, Steve.
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Tony Hadley co-founded Spandau Ballet in 1976 as The Cut, with Gary Kemp, Steve Norman, John Keeble and Michael Ellison, all of whom were students at Dame Alice Owen's Grammar School.
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On 25 March 2009, it was confirmed that the band had reformed with Tony Hadley and were embarking on a tour of the UK and Ireland in October 2009.
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Tony Hadley remained a member of the band intermittently until 2017, when he announced his permanent departure.
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Tony Hadley made a cameo appearance in the music video for the song.
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In 1996, Tony Hadley performed in a BBC Radio 2 live performance of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing the title role opposite Roger Daltrey's Judas.
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In December 1996, Tony Hadley embarked on an orchestral tour of Europe, along with Joe Cocker, Paul Michiels, Dani Klein and Guo Yue.
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In May 1997, Tony Hadley signed a joint deal with PolyGram TV, and released his next eponymous solo album, which included covers and songs that were chosen to match his voice.
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Back on home soil, fearing that the project was too far removed from his origins with Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley released an EP of four new songs, Get So Lonely, on his own label, Blueprint Recordings, in the summer of 2001.
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The summer of 2002 saw Tony Hadley reunite with former band members John Keeble and Steve Norman for a tour entitled An Evening of Gold, under the moniker Tony Hadley, Norman and Keeble.
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The album consisted of eighteen tracks, both covers and original songs, and was laid out in the format of a vinyl album, described by Tony Hadley as being a "nod" to the good old days.
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In support of the album, Tony Hadley headlined a "By Request" tour from March to May 2006, llowed by a big band tour later in the year.
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Tony Hadley performed a set with several other 1980s acts at the Retro Fest on 1 September 2007 at Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, which saw him reunite with Fry and Cox for a special rendition of "Addicted to Love", with Fry and Cox.
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In February 2008, Tony Hadley took part in the Italian Sanremo Festival, where he duetted in both English and Italian with contestant Paolo Meneguzzi on Meneguzzi's song, "Grande", during the third day of the contest, where all contestants re-interpreted their songs with guest artists.
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In 2011, Tony Hadley stated that his solo career has been more financially rewarding than his period at the top of the charts with Spandau Ballet.
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Tony Hadley stated that 2008 was his best-ever earning year, having performed in over 220 shows.
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In 2014, Tony Hadley took part in the prime-time RAI TV show La Pista as team leader of the Tacco 10 female dance troupe.
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On 3 July 2017, Tony Hadley announced on Twitter that due to circumstances beyond his control, he was no longer a member of Spandau Ballet.
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Towards the end of 2017, Tony Hadley duetted with Jane McDonald on the song "I See It in Your Eyes", from her album Hold the Covers Back, and went on to perform on her television Christmas special later that year.
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Later in the year, Tony Hadley was one of the featured vocalists on the single "The Best Christmas ", a charity assemble of around one-hundred celebrities recording for the Hertfordshire-based Electric Umbrella organisation.
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In 2021, Tony Hadley appeared alongside Marcella Detroit, Jools Holland and Glen Matlock on a charity version of the Robbie Williams song "Angels", recorded in tribute to the producer Steve Brown and with funds going to the late producer's COVID-19 charity.
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On 18 February 2022, Tony Hadley released his first solo single in over two years, "Because of You", an up-tempo number that marks a distinct change in his sound from previous solo material.
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The tour will conclude with four special additional dates in October 2022, which will see Tony Hadley backed by a full orchestra.
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Tony Hadley worked as a radio presenter with Virgin Radio, taking over the Friday Night Virgin Party Classics show from Suggs in August 2007.
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Tony Hadley appeared, sang and gave advice in Pinoy Dream Academy, a singing reality show in the Philippines.
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Tony Hadley appeared in RocKwiz, an Australian TV programme that aired in November 2008.
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Tony Hadley appeared in the British short movie Shoot The DJ, in which he plays Eddie Richards.
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Tony Hadley took part in the 2015 series of I'm a Celebrity.
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In 2019, Tony Hadley started presenting the Sunday Mid Morning Show on BBC Three Counties Radio.
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Tony Hadley performed alongside Arisa in the fourth show of the Sanremo Music Festival 2019.
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Tony Hadley is a patron of the UK Huntington's Disease Association, Shooting Star Chase and The Lowe Syndrome Trust.
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Tony Hadley has three children with his first wife, Leonie Lawson: Tom, Toni and Mackenzie.
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Tony Hadley is an Arsenal fan and has played for the Arsenal ex-Professional and Celebrity XI team.
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Tony Hadley is proud of his work ethic, which he states was instilled into him from a young age by his parents, and he says he has never claimed benefits.
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The business closed in 2013, after which Tony Hadley became associated with The Great Yorkshire Brewery, which issued a lager called "Gold" and a pale ale called "Moonstone IPA".
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Tony Hadley is a supporter of the Conservative Party and an admirer of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Tony Hadley has attended the party's annual conference and was reported in 2008 to be interested in standing as an MP.