Jimmy Somerville

Jimmy Somerville

ActorCrewComposerSoundDirector Jun 22 (age 64) Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1977–2025 (48 year career)

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Biography

James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts i…

Known For

Orlando

Orlando

Singer / Angel

The Nomi Song

The Nomi Song

Thanks

Hideous

Hideous

The Guardian Angel

Looking for Langston

Looking for Langston

Angel

Lexx

Lexx

Satin

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

Self

The Attendant

The Attendant

Original Music Composer

Days Like These

Days Like These

Self

Filmography

Acting (28)

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Movies (17)

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop

as Self (Archive footage)

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)

as Self (archive footage)

Hideous

Hideous

as The Guardian Angel

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France

as Self

How Gay Sex Changed the World

How Gay Sex Changed the World

as Self

Countertenors

Countertenors

as Self

The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

as Swallow (voice)

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

as Self (archive footage)

Orlando

Orlando

as Singer / Angel

Memorabilia: The Video Singles

Memorabilia: The Video Singles

as Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

as Self

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

as Self - Performer

Looking for Langston

Looking for Langston

as Angel

Days Like These

Days Like These

as Self

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

All Out! Dancing in Dulais

as Self

The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show

The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show

as Self

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

as Self

Television (11)

Star Academy

as Self

Lexx

Lexx

as Satin

Musik für Sie

as self

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

as Self

Stars 90

Stars 90

as Self

Sacrée Soirée

Sacrée Soirée

as Self - The Communards

Le monde est à vous

Le monde est à vous

as Self - The Communards

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

ZDF-Fernsehgarten

as Self

Ambitions

Ambitions

as Self - The Communards

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

as Self - The Communards

The BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards

as Self

Crew (8)

Movies (8)

The Nomi Song

The Nomi Song

Thanks

This Road Will Never End

This Road Will Never End

Original Music Composer

The Attendant

The Attendant

Original Music Composer

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)

Songs

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Director

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Editor

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Original Music Composer

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts

Producer