(1959-06-24) 24 June 1959 (age 64) Heswall, Wirral, England
Origin
Meols, Wirral, England
Genres
New wave
synth-pop
electronic
post-punk
experimental
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer-songwriter
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass
guitar
keyboards
Years active
1976–present
Website
omd.uk.com
Musical artist
George Andrew McCluskey (born 24 June 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer and bass guitarist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded alongside keyboard player Paul Humphreys in 1978: McCluskey has been the group's sole constant member. He has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. McCluskey is noted for his on-stage frenetic 'trainee teacher' dance.
McCluskey also founded pop girl group Atomic Kitten, for whom he served as a principal songwriter and producer, and has collaborated with various acts. His work has received nominations at the Ivor Novello, Grammy and Brit Awards, and has topped charts in the UK and internationally.
2019. "OMD's AndyMcCluskey: "I'm really happy that I don't have to pander to a TikTok generation to get my songs heard"". "ANDYMCCLUSKEY (OMD): Universal...
1978. The group consists of founding duo and principal songwriters AndyMcCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), along...
McCluskey is a surname; a variant of McCloskey. Notable people with the surname include: AndyMcCluskey (born 1959), singer Conn McCluskey (1914–2013)...
During 2020's COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, OMD frontman AndyMcCluskey "rediscovered the creative power of total bloody boredom", writing the...
members are Liz McClarnon and Natasha Hamilton. The group was founded by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) members AndyMcCluskey and Stuart Kershaw...
Angela McCluskey (28 February 1960 – 14 March 2024) was a Scottish singer-songwriter based in California, United States. She performed as a solo artist...
band which he founded alongside AndyMcCluskey in 1978. John Doran in The Quietus remarked: "If, roughly speaking, McCluskey is the intellect and inquisitive...
advance, from a cop in McCluskey's precinct, where the meeting would take place, on account of police regulations requiring McCluskey to leave an address...
2006 with its classic line-up of AndyMcCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes (singer McCluskey had used the OMD moniker as a solo...
drawing inspiration from pop, dance, Latin and black music. Frontman AndyMcCluskey characterised Junk Culture as "the catchiest, poppiest album we've ever...
Atomic Kitten founders AndyMcCluskey and Stuart Kershaw, along with Jem Godfrey and Bill Padley, with production helmed by McCluskey and Kershaw under their...
studio based in the Lark Lane area of Liverpool, England, and owned by AndyMcCluskey. A number of popular music artists have recorded at the premises, including...
of Modern. The record has been dismissed by the band, with frontman AndyMcCluskey calling it OMD's "musical nadir". Despite the gruelling recording and...
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