Jimmy Somerville
Birthday
1961/06/22 (64 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Also know as
The Communards, James William Somerville, Bronski Beat
Biography
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts i...Read more
Acting
(1992) Orlando
as Singer / Angel
(1986) Days Like These
as Self
(2022) Hideous
as The Guardian Angel
(1986) The Communards - Live at Full House Rock Show
as Self
(1990) Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
as Self - Performer
(1992) Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) All Out! Dancing in Dulais
as Self
(2007) How Gay Sex Changed the World
as Self
(1989) Looking for Langston
as Angel
(1999) Countertenors
as Self
(2015) Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France
as Self
(1983) Framed Youth: The Revenge of the Teenage Perverts
as Self
(1990) Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
(1991) Memorabilia: The Video Singles
as Self
(2024) Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) The Happy Prince
as Swallow (voice)
(2025) Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
as Self (Archive footage)
(1986) Ambitions
as Self - The Communards
(1997) Lexx
as Satin
(1986) ZDF-Fernsehgarten
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Communards
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self
(1987) Le monde est à vous
as Self - The Communards
(2001) Star Academy
as Self
(1990) Stars 90
as Self
(1995) Musik für Sie
as self
(1992) Morgenmagazin
as Self
(1987) Sacrée Soirée
as Self - The Communards
(1987) Sacrée Soirée
as Self