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Curt Smith
Smith in 2008
Background information
Born
(1961-06-24) 24 June 1961 (age 62)
Origin
Bath, Somerset, England
Genres
Pop
pop rock
new wave
mod revival
post-punk
synth-pop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
musician
record producer
actor
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass guitar
keyboards
guitar
Years active
1978–present
Labels
KOOK Media
Zerodisc
Mercury
XIII BIS
Member of
Tears for Fears
Formerly of
Graduate
Neon
Spouse(s)
Lynda "Lynne" Altman
(m. 1982; div. 1988)
Frances Pennington
(m. 1996)
Musical artist
Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is a British-American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, who is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band's songs, and sings lead vocals on the hits "Mad World", "Pale Shelter", "Change", "The Way You Are", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and "Advice for the Young at Heart".
After his departure from Tears for Fears in 1991, Smith pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album, Soul on Board, in 1993. In total, he has released five studio albums and one EP, and has also dabbled in acting. He rejoined Tears for Fears in 2000.
CurtSmith (born 24 June 1961) is a British-American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, who is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist...
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by CurtSmith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band...
Parole Promo". Puscifer. Retrieved 3 October 2011. "Deceptively Heavy, by CurtSmith". Official website Carina Round's channel on YouTube Carina Round at AllMusic...
British band Tears for Fears. Written by Roland Orzabal and sung by bassist CurtSmith, it was the band's third single release and first chart hit, reaching...
of "Shout", but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert." CurtSmith, the song's lead singer, said the themes were "quite serious – it's about...
1937), Swedish Army lieutenant general CurtSmith (born 1961), British musician, member of Tears for Fears Curt Stone (1922–2021), American long-distance...
and became a member of the Zenith Youth Theatre Company. Orzabal met CurtSmith while both were in their early teens in Bath, Somerset. In the late 1970s...
British music press. In an interview for the 2006 deluxe-version booklet, CurtSmith noted: "We were very introverted on The Hurting; it was a very dark album...
James Frank Copley (29 December 1953 – 13 May 2017) was an English rock drummer. Copley was largely a session musician and worked with Jeff Beck, Graham...
a hiatus in the late 1990s, as well as the return of founding member CurtSmith. However, it performed modestly on the UK and US music charts compared...
recruited Chris Hughes to produce the album. The core of the band Orzabal and CurtSmith worked in a close and democratic collaboration with producers Hughes and...
Sting, Bryan Adams, Meat Loaf, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Joe Bonamassa, and CurtSmith. Irwin studied music business and classical piano at New York University...
Despite its success, personal tensions during recording led to band members CurtSmith and Roland Orzabal splitting up at the conclusion of their 1990 world...
Viccellio (Kristy Swanson) is a woman Lassiter meets and later marries. CurtSmith (himself) is the singer of the band Tears for Fears. Frank O'Hara (William...
singles, compilations and videos. Formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and CurtSmith, the duo signed to Phonogram Records in the UK and released their first...
main titles were translated into Chinese. For "Shawn 2.0", guest star CurtSmith recorded an interpretation of the theme, and Julee Cruise performed a...
studio album by English singer CurtSmith, released on 6 September 1993 by Vertigo and Phonogram Records. The album was Smith's first musical venture after...
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