There’s no official word on the cause of death for Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski, but a friend has toldĀ The GuardianĀ that the 80’s pop star died after there was a fire in his Soho flat. News that Bronski had passed away surfaced last week after former band mate Jimmy Somerville posted a tribute online, now […]
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14 Dec 2021 /
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Steve Bronski of the iconic pop trio Bronski Beat has passed away at the age of 61. The Glaswegian keyboard player formed Bronski Beat in 1983 alongside the late Larry Steinbachek and Jimmy Somerville. Their music, which was filled with lyrics about gay rights and battling homophobia, was ground breaking at the time of its […]
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10 Dec 2021 |
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Singer Jimmy Somerville has posted a video in response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. The former lead singer of Bronski Beat and The Communards sings a verse from Brosnki Beat’s classic tune ‘Why’, it’s lyrics ‘You and me together, fighting for our love’ still having resonance decades after the song was first released. […]
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17 Jun 2016 |
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Dance music artist Kate Ryan is the latest artist to cover Bronski Beats queer anthem ‘Smalltown Boy’. The Belgian artist has delivered the track as a light dance tune and renamed it ‘Runaway (Smalltown Boy)’. Ryan, who represented Belgium at Eurovision in 2006, has often scored a hit in Europe by updating tracks with a […]
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26 Jul 2015 |
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Former Bronski Beat singer Jimmy Somerville has marked the thirtieth anniversary of their hit ‘Smalltown Boy’ by recording a brand new version of the track. The new piano version of the tune is a far cry from the electro dance track that made Somerville a household name, but it showcases the songs meaningful lyrics and […]
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23 Jun 2014 |
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A busker in Berlin was standing on the street singing the Bronski Beat song ‘Smalltown Boy’ when the original singer of the song Jimmy Somerville just happened to be passing by. Somerville jumped in and started singing along. The song about coming out was a breakthrough hit for Bronski Beat in the mind 80’s. Somerville […]
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5 Nov 2013 |
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