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Edwyn Collins Biography
Edwyn Collins is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on August 23, 1959 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish musician and singer whose hit song “A Girl Like You” was featured in the movies Empire Records and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.
He collaborated with Franz Ferdinand’s frontman Alex Kapranos on his solo record Losing Sleep.
Collins co-founded the band the Nu-Sonics in 1976 in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden. The band changed its name to Orange Juice in 1979. Collins and his friend Alan Horne founded the record label Postcard Records that year to release the band’s singles. The band’s debut single, “Falling and Laughing” was issued in February 1980. Although critically acclaimed, the single only sold 2,000 copies.
Roddy Frame, the frontman for the new wave group Aztec Camera, has maintained a long-term friendship with Collins, since they were both signed to Postcard Records in the 1980s. Collins and Frame collaborated on the Aztec Camera album Stray, including a live performance of the song “Consolation Prize”.
He had a son with his wife Grace Maxwell.
| Name | Edwyn Collins |
| First Name | Edwyn |
| Last Name | Collins |
| Occupation | Rock Singer |
| Birthday | August 23 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Place of Birth | Scotland |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Grace Maxwell |
| Children(s) | William Collins |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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The band’s two subsequent albums, Texas Fever and The Orange Juice were both released in 1984 and failed to find the same success as Rip It Up.
Edwyn Collins Net Worth
Edwyn Collins is one of the richest Rock Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edwyn Collins's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a part of the music group Nu-Sonics, later known as Orange Juice.
He wrote and sang a song called “The Magic Piper,” which was featured in the movie Austin Powers.
Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. Following the group’s split in 1985, Collins started a solo career. His 1995 single “A Girl Like You” was a worldwide hit.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Rock Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Orange Juice disbanded in January 1985, after Polydor grew dissatisfied with the band’s lack of success and the band’s difficulty finding a new label to sign with. During this time in his career, Collins met Grace Maxwell, whom he hired as his manager and later married.
Collins started his solo career in 1986, and signed to Elevation Records, a label that was co-venture between indie label Creation Records and major label Warner Music.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
After three more singles with Postcard, Orange Juice signed to Polydor Records in October 1981 and released their debut album, You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever, in March 1982. The band’s second album, Rip It Up followed in November 1982. Their single “Rip It Up”, released in early 1983, reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and was noted as the first British hit single to feature a bass-line from the Roland TB-303 synthesizer. The song was their only Top 40 single.
At the request of passionate Orange Juice fans in Germany, Collins recorded his next album at a small German studio, with the aid of producer Dennis Bovell, who had worked with Collins in Orange Juice, and Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera. The album, entitled Hope and Despair, was released in 1989 by the Demon label and achieved success as an independent release. Demon also released Collins’s next record, Hellbent on Compromise (1990), which was not as successful as its predecessor. Demon and Collins then parted ways and Collins embarked on a lengthy hiatus.
Who is Edwyn Collins Dating?
According to our records, Edwyn Collins married to Grace Maxwell. As of December 1, 2023, Edwyn Collins’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Edwyn Collins. You may help us to build the dating records for Edwyn Collins!Collins released two singles for Elevation label in 1987, both produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins, but both failed to enter the UK Singles Chart. Elevation was closed in November 1987, just ten months after it released its first single. After the closure, Collins experienced a “falling out” with Creation Records founder Alan McGee, who had financed Elevation. As a result, unlike other Elevation signees such as Primal Scream and The Weather Prophets, Collins was not migrated to the main Creation label and he was left without a record label contract.
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Edwyn Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Edwyn Collins celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.
Collins built his own recording studio in 1994 that was used to record his third solo album, Gorgeous George, which he also produced. The studio, located in West Hampstead, London, UK, would become the West Heath Yard Studios that Collins would use for his future record label, AED Records.
Did Edwyn Collins have a stroke?
And then my stroke happened. Everything changed. Losing the ability to speak was terrifying. In 2005 I had two cerebral haemorrhages, which left me with aphasia.
What caused Edwyn Collins stroke?
More than anything, Collins seems excited by the fact that he can still remember his life at all. Three years ago, it was a different story: in 2005, two strokes – caused by haemorrhages in his brain, due to high blood pressure – left the Scottish singer dazed and confused in hospital, unable to walk, talk, or sing.
What genre is Edwyn Collins?
Alternative/Indie
How old is Edwyn Collins?
63 years (August 23, 1959)
What nationality is Edwyn Collins?
Scottish
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