Jim Kerr
- Acting
- July 9, 1959 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
James Kerr (born 9 July 1959) is a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter, best known for being the frontman of the rock band Simple Minds. Commercially successful singles released by Simple Minds include "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983), "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985, #1 U.S. and #1 Canada), and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989). With Kerr as their lead singer, Simple Minds have achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums, Sparkle in the Rain (1984), Once Upon a Time (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Street Fighting Years (1989) and Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992); they have sold more than 60 million albums. They were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. Simple Minds have also achieved considerable chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand. Kerr released his first solo album, Lostboy! AKA Jim Kerr, on 27 May 2010. His voice has been described as "David Bowie's rich baritone melded with Bryan Ferry's velvety croon". Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Kerr, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- CFNY: The Spirit of Radio · Self
- Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible · Self
- Simple Minds @ Nuits de Fourvière 2024 · Self
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2023 · Self
- Icons of Football · Self
- Movie Themes at the BBC · Self
- Simple Minds | Musilac 2022 · Self
- Simple Minds | Berlin Live 2018 · Self
- Rip It Up · Self
- Simple Minds: Acoustic in Concert · Self
- Simple Minds: New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84)
- Simple Minds: Once Upon A Time
- Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups · Self
- Simple Minds: Sparkle In The Rain · Vocals
- Simple Minds: Celebrate - Live at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow · Self
- The Jonathan Ross Show · Self
- Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4 · Self
- Don't You Forget About Me · Self
- Simple Minds & a-ha in Concert: Engers Castle in Neuwied, Germany · Self
- Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3 · Self [Simple Minds]
- The One Show · Self
- Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today · Self
- Back To The 80's - Live In Concert · Self
- Simple Minds: Seen The Lights (A Visual History) · Writer
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- TFI Friday
- Simple Minds - Verona · Self
- Forget About Me · Self [Simple Minds]
- This Morning · Self
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute · Self [Simple Minds]
- Live Aid · Self
- The Breakfast Club · Theme Song Performance
- The Tube