Andy Bell made a quick cameo appearance in the new BBC1 comedy 'In With The Flynns' last night.
The whole show is available for a few days on the BBC iPlayer (link below) and Andy's appearance is also on YouTube below!
Andy Bell will be one of the guests on ITV1's 'Loose Women' TV show tomorrow (Friday) at some point between 12.30pm and 1.30pm.
Andy will be talking about 'Popstar To Opera Star' and will hopefully also have time to talk about the new Erasure album and tour!
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Paul Hickey has been (and still is) Andy Bell's manager pretty much since the start of Erasure, and was also - for many years - Andy's partner. 'Sometimes - A Life of Love, Loss & Erasure' tells the story of Paul's life so far in a very honest and engaging way and, naturally, includes loads of insights into his personal and professional relationships with Andy and Erasure, plus tales from Paul's fascinating childhood and his more recent battle to recover from the series of strokes that left him paralysed a few years ago.
"Paul Hickey's account of his life with Andy Bell is unflinchingly honest and unashamedly romantic. ‘Sometimes’ is the true story of a gay love affair that survives and thrives despite the pressures of the music industry, through highs and lows, in sickness and in health. Sometimes moving, sometimes shocking, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a warm, witty book that deserves a wide readership." - Paul Burston
'Sometimes - A Life of Love, Loss & Erasure' is published today and is available to buy online at LULU.COM right now!
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Andy Bell made a quick cameo appearance in the new BBC1 comedy 'In With The Flynns' last night.
The whole show is available for a few days on the BBC iPlayer (link below) and Andy's appearance is also on YouTube below!
Well, sadly, Andy didn't make it to the semi-final round, but thank you to everyone who has supported him through this competition. Andy has enjoyed it immensely and I know that your support has meant a great deal to him.
Thank you! :-)
Andy Bell will be interviewed about Erasure and 'Popstar To Opera Star' on OK! TV tonight sometime between 6.25pm and 5.55pm on Channel 5 in the UK...
Just in case you missed Andy on last night's show, here are the best bits...
Thank you all so much for voting!
If you want to support Andy on 'Popstar To Opera Star' tonight then you need to call 09011 321 004 or, if you're a Sky or Virgin Media customer, you can vote via the red button. Voting starts at 9pm and closes around 10pm. The result will be announced live on the results show that starts at 10pm, also on ITV1… fingers crossed!
Just a reminder that Andy Bell will be on 'Popstar to Opera Star' again this Sunday evening! The main show will run from 8pm-9pm on ITV1 and then voting will go on until 10pm when the results show starts and runs until 10.30pm.
With your support Andy got through last week's round and will be performing a new song this week, as well as singing as part of an ensemble piece with the other five contestants…
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Andy has recorded a quick thank you message for everyone who voted for him in 'Popstar To Opera Star' last week, and to everyone who has come along to the Erasure dates the band have played so far. The video was recorded en route between Dublin and Cork earlier this week and features a quick - but enthusiastic - appearance from Vince Clarke!
In case you missed Andy's triumphant performance of 'O Sole Mio' on 'Popstar To Opera Star' last night, here it is…
Andy's gone through to the next round of the competition! Thank you so much everyone for all your votes and support!
If you want to support Andy on 'Popstar To Opera Star' tonight then you need to call 09011 321 003 or, if you're a Sky or Virgin Media customer, you can vote via the red button. Voting starts at 8.30pm and closes at 9.30pm. The result will be announced live at 10pm, also on ITV1… fingers crossed!
Andy Bell will be on the UK TV show 'This Morning' today at around midday on ITV1 with the 'Popstar To Opera Star' contestants and mentors...
Dinger, Andy Bell's pre-Erasure project with Pierre Cope, have made their recent 'Sunsets Pink' EP available on CD via Amazon in the USA.
This physical release features the five tracks that were released via download-only back in March.
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Andy Bell will be among the line-up of guests appearing at a forthcoming 'Music of Quality and Distinction Live' event at The Roundhouse in London which is being put on by Heaven 17's Martyn Ware. The evening will be the first ever live performance of tracks from the classic B.E.F. album 'Music of Quality and Distinction' and will take place on October 15th and will feature guest appearances from Andy as well as from Elly Jackson, Boy George, Green Gartside, Sandie Shaw, Kim Wilde, Shingai Shoniwa, Midge Ure, Glenn Gregory and Polly Scattergood with more to be announced. the night before the B.E.F. concert Heaven 17 will appear at the same venue to perform their 1983 album 'The Luxury Gap' in its entirety using 3D soundscape composition techniques pioneered by Martyn Ware and Vince Clarke.
As part of the promotion for Erasure's appearance at Mute's upcoming Short Circuit Festival in London, Andy Bell has talked about his thirteen favourite albums for the 'Baker's Dozen' feature on The Quietus website.
Click the link below to see Andy's list of albums (which includes Kate Bush, Ladytron, Donna Summer, Talking Heads, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Human League and more) and to read what he has to say about each one…
It's Andy's birthday on April 25th and, as always, Sherry has set up an unofficial online birthday card which you sign if you want to! Just click the link below...
While in Los Angeles recording vocals for the new Erasure album, Andy made an impromptu appearance on the city's online radio station Born This Way which broadcasts via Moheak. The show is also available for download, or you can listen to it via the widget below.
It's a great interview that covers Andy's thoughts on rugby, gymnastics, working with Frankmusik, and growing up gay as well as answering questions from callers to the show...
Dinger - Andy Bell's musical project before joining Erasure - have today released a single from their recent 'Sunsets Pink' EP to benefit victims of the recent earthquake in Japan. 'I love To Love' was written and recorded by Andy Bell and Pierre Cope, his first musical partner, back in 1984 and was first released as the B-side to their single 'Air of Mystery' in 1985. The track was re-released in March as part of their five-track 'Sunsets Pink' EP and was chosen to be released as a single track to benefit the Japan Society by Erasure fans. See below for links...
Dinger (Andy's pre-Erasure music project), featuring Andy Bell and Pierre Cope, will release a digital EP entitled 'Sunsets Pink' on March 11th. The release will feature five tracks performed between 1983 and 1985, each digitally remastered by Dominique Brethes from the original reel to reel tapes, and will come out on his Le Moulin Blanc label with proceeds to be donated to charities of the duo's choice; The British Beekeeper's Association for Andy, and The Royal Marsden Trust for Pierre. See below for links...
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Andy was one of Claudia Brücken's special guests at London's Scala on March 2nd where he performed two songs with Claudia; their 2005 collaboration 'Delicious' (from Andy's 'Electric Blue' album) and the ACT track 'Absolutely Immune'. The photographs on the left show Andy and Claudia onstage and were taken by Andy Sturmey. There's also a mini-film covering the evening on YouTube below...
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Dinger (Andy's pre-Erasure music project), featuring Andy Bell and Pierre Cope, will release a digital EP entitled 'Sunsets Pink' on March 11th. The release will feature five tracks performed between 1983 and 1985, each digitally remastered by Dominique Brethes from the original reel to reel tapes, and will come out on his Le Moulin Blanc label with proceeds to be donated to charities of the duo's choice; The British Beekeeper's Association for Andy, and The Royal Marsden Trust for Pierre. See below for links...
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While he was in Houston, Texas earlier this month Andy sat down for an interview with local TV news anchor Jessica Guidry to talk about his appearance at Numbers and to answer questions about the past, present and future of his solo work and his work with Erasure.
The interview is split into two halves; the first part concentrates pretty much on the history of Erasure, while the second part looks at 'Non-Stop', the upcoming Erasure shows at the Ultra Music Festival and the Forest Tour dates plus asks about the new Erasure album.
Claudia Brücken will play a special one-off show at London's Scala on March 2nd to launch her new album 'Combined'. The album will showcase Brücken's musical journey from Propagana to today and will include key collaborations - including 'Delicious', her 2005 duet with Andy - as well as a number of brand new tracks.
The show will take place at London's Scala on March 2nd and will feature an appearance from Andy as well as from Heaven 17's Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware, OMD's Paul Humphreys, Propaganda's Susanne Freytag and Andrew Poppy. Tickets for the show will go onsale on Friday 21st January, click the link below for more details.
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In the run-up to Andy's club appearance at Numbers in Houston, Texas at the weekend he talked to Houston Press in a very special interview that covered all sorts of subjects, from the setlist for Erasure's upcoming show at Miami's Ultra Music Festival to the new HMI Redux version of 'A Little Respect', taking in Robot Unicorn Attack and Andy's acting talents along the way. In short, it's well worth a read!
In the run-up to Andy's club appearance at Numbers in Houston, Texas on Saturday he did a special phone interview with the city's KPFT 90.1 FM radio station, and they programmed an entire Sound Awake show around the event playing eighteen Andy Bell and Erasure tracks - remixes and original recordings - throughout the show.
The Sound Awake Andy Bell special was broadcast on Monday and is currently available as a downloadable podcast below, although only for a few days!