Tony Martin (British singer)

Tony Martin
Martin performing in 2009
Martin performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameAnthony Philip Harford
Also known asThe Cat
Born (1957-04-19) 19 April 1957 (age 67)
Birmingham, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1970s–present
Member ofGiuntini Project
Formerly of

Anthony Philip Harford (born 19 April 1957), better known by his stage name Tony Martin, is an English heavy metal vocalist, best known for his time fronting Black Sabbath, initially from 1987 to 1991 and again from 1993 to 1997.[1] Martin was the band's second-longest-serving vocalist after Ozzy Osbourne. He has since been involved in many other projects (such as M3, Misha Calvin, The Cage, Giuntini Project, and Phenomena).

Despite performing almost exclusively as a vocalist, Martin is a multi-instrumentalist, stating in an interview[2] that he plays guitar, bass, drums, violin, keyboards, harmonica, bagpipes, and pan pipes. On his 2005 solo album Scream, Martin performed vocals, bass, drums, violin and additional guitar parts.[3]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Biography: Black Sabbath (Tony Martin)". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Rattle The Cage Again..., Interview by Marco Spaeth". TonyMartin.net. Archived from the original on 24 November 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Scream – Black Sabbath Online". Retrieved 16 January 2016.