Link title:This article is about the English singer. For the American Olympic swimmer, see Chris Thompson (swimmer). For the American football player, see Chris Thompson (football player). For the Canadian musician, see Christopher Thompson. Chris Thompson (born November 30, 1978) is an American swimmer who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 1500m Freestyle. ... Chris Thompson (born May 19, 1982 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 18th pick of the fifth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Nicholls State University. ...

Chris Thompson (also known as Chris Hamlet Thompson) (born 19 March 1957) is an English singer known both for his work with Manfred Mann's Earth Band and for his solo accomplishments. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Cock-A-Hoop Groovin Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after the keyboard player. ... In music, solo means to play or sing alone. ...

Thompson was born in the United Kingdom but raised in New Zealand. In 1973 he returned to England to pursue a music career, joining Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the following year. Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ...

In 1978 he featured in Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, where he sang the lyrics for the song "Thunder Child". After several years with Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Thompson left in 1979 and formed the Los Angeles band Night, which enjoyed two hits during its lifetime. After the band broke up in 1982, he rejoined the Earth Band. Jeff Waynes Musical Version of The War of the Worlds was a 1978 concept album by Jeff Wayne and others, retelling the story of The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. ... Lyric can have a number of meanings. ... HMS Thunder Child is the name of the steamship that is supposed to save the people of London from the attacking Martians in the 1898 novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ...

In 1981, Thompson released his debut album, Out Of The Night. This was followed by five more albums, most recently Won't Lie Down (2001). A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ...

In 1986 Thompson sang vocals on a solo Steve Hackett (ex-Genesis) album. The album featured performances by such artists as Steve Howe (Yes), Brian May (Queen), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), Ian Mosley (also from Marillion), and Bonnie Tyler. However, the album, entitled Feedback 86, was not released until 2002. Steve Hackett (born Stephen Richard Hackett on February 12, 1950, in Pimlico, England) is a writer and guitarist. ... Genesis is a Grammy Award-winning English progressive rock band who formed in 1967. ... Yes guitarist Steve Howe in 2004 Stephen James Howe (b. ... Yes are an English progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... Brian Harold May CBE (Born July 19, 1947) is the guitarist for the English rock band Queen. ... Queen are an English rock band. ... Pete Trewavas (born January 15, 1959) is an English musician. ... Marillion are a British Rock group formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979, whose career of 13 studio albums to date is generally regarded as comprising two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original frontman Fish in late 1988 after their first 4 albums and the subsequent arrival of... Ian Mosley (born June 16, 1953 in London, England) is a drummer in the progressive rock band Marillion. ... Bonnie Tyler (real name Gaynor Hopkins born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath) is a Welsh singer. ...

In 1990 Thompson recorded the single, "This Is The Moment", as the official theme song for the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. [1] The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand. ...

In 2006 he joined Jeff Wayne for a second time to tour as The Voice of Humanity in the live version of The War of the Worlds.

Thompson has been featured on several albums by artists such as Alan Parsons, Jan Hammer, Steve Hackett, Bonnie Tyler, Mike Oldfield, and Sarah Brightman, as well as providing back up vocals for the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, and later for Brian May of Queen, during his first few solo concerts, in South America in 1992. Alan Parsons (born December 20, 1948 in London, England) is a British audio engineer, musician, and record producer. ... Jan Hammer in Miami Vice Jan Hammer (born 17 April 1948, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a composer and musician. ... Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music and more recently dance. ... Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960) is an English dancer, soprano and actress. ... An open air concert on Easter Monday, April 20th 1992 at Londons Wembley Stadium, televised live to over one billion people. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

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External links

• Chris Thompson's official site
• Chris Thompson page at the AMG website
• August 2006 Chris Thompson interview at Classic Rock Revisited