Chris de Burgh

"Christopher Davison" redirects here. For the academic, see Christopher Davidson.

Chris de Burgh
de Burgh performing at Frankenhalle in Nuremberg, Germany in 2016
Born
Christopher John Davison

(1948-10-15) 15 October 1948 (age 75)
Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Citizenship
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Years active1974–present
Spouse
Diane Davison
​
(m. 1977)​
Children3, including Rosanna Davison
Musical career
OriginCounty Wexford, Ireland
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Labels
Websitecdeb.com

Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh (English: /d ˈbɜːr/ d'-BER), is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and musician. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil.[1] His 1986 love song "The Lady in Red" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Artist Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg. "Live in Dortmund". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Now and Then – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ "The Love Songs – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Chris de Burgh is singing loud". BBC News. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2014.