(1953-10-10) 10 October 1953 (age 70) Cambuslang, Scotland
Genres
New wave
synth-pop
post-punk
art rock
hard rock
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer-songwriter
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
keyboards
synthesizer
Years active
1969–present
Formerly of
Ultravox
Visage
Slik
Rich Kids
Website
midgeure.com
Musical artist
James "Midge" UreOBE (/jʊər/; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, a hypocorism of his given name. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and as the second frontman of Ultravox. In 1984, he co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. The song is the second-highest-selling single in UK chart history.[1] Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity and also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.
Ure is the producer and writer of several other synth-pop and new wave hit singles of the 1980s, including "Fade to Grey" (1980) by Visage and the Ultravox signature songs "Vienna" (1980), "Hymn" (1983) and "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (1984).[2] He achieved his first UK top 10 solo hit in 1982 with "No Regrets". In 1985, his solo debut studio album The Gift reached number two in the UK Albums Chart and yielded the UK Singles Chart number-one single "If I Was". He also co-wrote Phil Lynott's "Yellow Pearl", which served as the theme of Top of the Pops for much of the 1980s.
^Sedghi, Ami (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
^"Midge Ure: Music's quiet man". London: BBC News. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
James "Midge" Ure OBE (/jʊər/; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic...
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rock/bubblegum. It was the first band with whom singer and guitarist MidgeUre began to experience musical success, before joining new wave band Ultravox...
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fundraising initiative. The original event was organised by Bob Geldof and MidgeUre to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia...
for a few nights as a trio before Lynott brought in MidgeUre to replace him on a temporary basis. Ure had prior plans to join Ultravox, but had co-written...
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