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Mick Hucknall Biography
Birth Name:
Michael James Hucknall
Birth Place:
Manchester, England
Profession
ml/actor
Fast Facts
- Started his musical career as the lead singer of punk rock band The Frantic Elevators
- Formed Simply Red in 1985, and the band went on to record more than 30 Top 40 UK Singles and 2 U
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- Based the hit song Holding Back the Years on his own experience of growing up with an absent mother for most of his life
- Supporter of Manchester United Football Club
- One of the founders and financial supporters of the reggae label, Blood and Fire
- As an active supporter of the Labour Party, Hucknall backed the stance Tony Blair adopted on Operation Iraqi Freedom
- However, years later, admitted his conscience had changed towards the war and would no longer donate to the party