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Career

He formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which became Orange Juice in 1979. Critically admired within independent rock circles, Orange Juice are perhaps best known for the number 8 hit single Rip It Up, their only major UK Top 40 single and biggest commercial success. In 1985, Orange Juice disbanded, and Collins has since then pursued a solo career. A musical ensemble is, by definition, a group of three or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... Orange Juice was a Scottish post punk band active in the early 1980s. ... For other uses, see Orange juice (disambiguation). ... Rip It Up is a bi-monthly New Zealand music magazine. ... British Hit Singles redirects here. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

Collins is best known for his 1994 hit single, A Girl Like You, which was a big hit in both the UK and the US and was featured in the films Empire Records and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, and for "Magic Piper of Love", a 1997 single that featured on the soundtrack of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. A Girl Like You is a 1994 single by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins from his album Gorgeous George. ... Empire Records is a 1995 dramedy about a group of record store employees. ... Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Jay Roach, is the first film of the Austin Powers series. ...

Collins' music is mostly electric guitar-driven pop. His songwriting and vocal delivery range from the acerbically satirical to the soulfully tender - though he is probably better known for the former. Two different electric guitars. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... 1867 edition of Punch, a ground-breaking British magazine of popular humour, including a good deal of satire of the contemporary social and political scene. ...

He built his own studio in 1994 and produced his own third solo album, Gorgeous George. He has also worked extensively as a producer with other artists, including The Proclaimers, A House, The Cribs, and Little Barrie. Gorgeous George is an album by a Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. ... The Proclaimers are a Irish band composed of identical twins Charlie and Craig Reid. ... A House were a band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 1985, after the split of the band, Last Chance. ... The Cribs are an English 3-piece indie band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, consisting of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. ... Little Barrie are a three-piece band from Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, since relocated to London. ...

Collins also produced and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom West Heath Yard. This article is about the British television station. ...

Personal life

Collins lives with his wife, Grace Maxwell, who is also his manager. The couple, who live in London, have one son, William, who is also his father's webmaster.^[1] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

In a BBC 6 Music radio interview on 18 February 2005, Collins had said he felt unwell, but ascribed the nausea and vertigo to food poisoning. Two days later he was admitted to intensive care in London's Royal Free Hospital after apparently suffering a major cerebral hemorrhage. On 25 February, he underwent an operation, reportedly after suffering a second hemorrhage. The procedure was successful, and Collins is currently working on a lengthy program of neurological rehabilitation.^[2] He has right sided weakness affecting his hand and arm which prevents him from playing the guitar, and also affecting his gait. BBC 6 Music is one of the BBCs newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digital television. ... is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Nausea (disambiguation). ... Vertigo, a specific type of dizziness, is a major symptom of a balance disorder. ... Foodborne illness or food poisoning is caused by consuming food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. ... Intensive care medicine or critical care medicine is concerned with providing greater than ordinary medical care and observation to people in a critical or unstable condition. ... The Royal Free Hospital is a large and modern London teaching hospital, United Kingdom. ... A intracranial hemorrhage is a bleed into the substance of the cerebrum. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was announced in June 2007 that Collins would be releasing his sixth solo album in September 2007 on Heavenly Records entitled Home Again. The album was recorded before his illness but mixed after his discharge from hospital. Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based record label, distributed by EMI. Founded by Jeff Barrett, a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays, Heavenly Recordings first releases were 7 singles for bands Barrett had discovered. ... Home Again is the sixth solo album by former Orange Juice singer Edwyn Collins, released September 17, 2007 on Heavenly Records. ...

Edwyn Collins is still on the road to recovery, and he has recently returned to singing live, including playing a gig at The Arts Theatre in London.

A BBC Artworks Scotland documentary Edwyn Collins:Home Again was broadcast on 19th May 2008. Filmed during 2007 it followed his progress in recovering from his illness and his first return to live performance at the BBC Electric Proms. He also performed at Glastonbury Festival, broadcasted 28th June 2008 on BBC2. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Electric Proms logo Electric Proms is a music festival held for the first time in London during October and November 2006. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...

Solo discography

• Hope and Despair - Demon, 1989
• Hellbent on Compromise - Diablo, 1990
• Gorgeous George - Setanta, 1994, UK No. 8
• I'm Not Following You - Epic, 1997, UK No. 55
• Doctor Syntax - Setanta, 2002
• A Casual Introduction 1981/2001 (collection of Orange Juice and solo work) - Setanta 2002
• Home Again - Heavenly Records, 2007, UK No. 90

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References

External links

• Official website
• BBC's musical biography of Edwyn Collins
• Detailed biography
• Edwyn Collins at MySpace