Andy Gibb

Andy Gibb
Gibb c. 1983
Born
Andrew Roy Gibb

(1958-03-05)5 March 1958
Stretford, Lancashire, England
Died10 March 1988(1988-03-10) (aged 30)
Oxford, England
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
  • television presenter
Years active1967[1]–1988
Spouse
Kim Reeder
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(m. 1976; div. 1978)​
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Children1
FatherHugh Gibb
Relatives
Musical career
OriginRedcliffe, Queensland, Australia
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels

Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer and songwriter. He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, musicians who had formed the Bee Gees during the late-1950s. Gibb came to prominence in the late-1970s through the early-1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to No. 1: "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and "Shadow Dancing" (1978). In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold. He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Gibb would later had substance use problems and depression. He died on 10 March 1988 aged 30.[3]

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  3. ^ Andy Gibb, VH1, Behind The Music, full episode, retrieved 26 April 2020