Andy Connell is one half of the popular pop music duo Swing Out Sister. He plays keyboards, piano and other instruments, and is the main composer and arranger of the band's music. Swing Out Sister is a rock-jazz-pop musical group best known worldwide for their 1987 song Breakout, their only song to reach the US top 10. ...

He was born in Manchester, on 26 July 1961, and began playing the piano at an early age. He struggled through the 8 grades of classical piano playing, before finally "abandoning Bach for Bacharach". Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together almost all of the strands of the baroque style and brought it to its ultimate maturity. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ...

Andy played in Manchester post-punk band The Immediates before joining legendary new wave funk pioneers A Certain Ratio. A few years later he teamed up with former Magazine drummer Martin Jackson, and they released an inventive electronic album called "UK Electro" in 1984. No U.K. act crystallized independent, punk-influenced funk more than Manchesters A Certain Ratio. ... Martin Jackson, born in Manchester in 1958, played the drums in various bands such as Magazine and Chameleons. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Swing Out Sister began in earnest in 1985, when Connell and Jackson teamed up with Corinne Drewery. This article is about the year. ... Corinne Drewery, born in Nottingham on September 21, 1959, is the lead singer of the pop music band Swing Out Sister. ...

Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Andy Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists, and recently he wrote the musical score for a short film called "The Knickerman", directed by Sonia Phillips.

Andy Connell, did not tour with Swing Out Sister in 2005, due to Travel Lag. Andy's official statement (aka kinkladze) can be found here: [1] Instead, the very capable, Dan Swana will be filling in for Andy. Dan was chosen by Andy specifically for the 2005 tour.

Andy & Corinne are now working on their new Album/CD in the studio.