Tim Burgess
Background information
Birth name	Timothy Allan Burgess
Born	May 30, 1967 (1967-05-30) (age 40)
Origin	Northwich, England
Genre(s)	Rock and Roll/Pop/Britpop
Occupation(s)	Lead singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Lead vocals, Harmonica
Years active	1989 - present
Label(s)	Dead Dead Good Beggars Banquet Records Universal Records PIAS
Associated acts	The Charlatans The Chavs
Website	[1]

Tim Burgess (born Timothy Allan Burgess on May 30, 1967, in Salford, Lancashire, England) is the lead singer of British rock/indie act The Charlatans. He joined the Charlatans in 1989 and was signed, with the band, by Beggars Banquet Records in 1990. Prior to this he was the lead singer in The Electric Crayons. Tim also Featured on Saint Etienne's 1993 Christmas single I Was Born on Christmas Day. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Northwich is a wich town in Cheshire, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... Britpop was a mid-1990s British alternative rock genre and movement. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A harmonica is a free reed wind instrument. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels. ... Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. ... Play It Again Sam (also known by its acronym, PIAS) is an international record label. ... The Charlatans (known in the US as The Charlatans UK) are an English rock band. ... The Chavs are a Supergroup formed in 2004, by former Libertines and now Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Carl Barat. ... is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Salford (disambiguation). ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Charlatans (known in the US as The Charlatans UK) are an English rock band. ... Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex). ...

Burgess's debut solo album, I Believe, was released in the UK on the 8 September 2003. In 2004 he collaborated with The Chemical Brothers, singing on the track "The Boxer" from their album Push the Button. Burgess had previously appeared with The Chemical Brothers on the 1995 track Life Is Sweet taken from their debut album Exit Planet Dust and Time for Living from the Help album of the same year. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Push the Button is the fifth album by British electronica group The Chemical Brothers, first released in January 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Exit Planet Dust is the first album by The Chemical Brothers. ...

As Tim Burgess has lived in Los Angeles for some years, far away from the other band members who still live in England, fans feared that The Charlatans may split following the release of I Believe, which included the outstanding Oh My Corazon, but the band reformed to record Up at the Lake in 2004. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Up at the Lake is an album by the British band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK), released on May 17, 2004. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2006 saw Burgess return with the Charlatans, releasing another album Simpatico. A change in style, it had a more reggae and Ska-like sound to it. Burgess also sang guest vocals on Mexican band Zoé's album "Memo Rex Commander y el Corazón Atómico de la Vía Láctea". Simpatico is the ninth album by British band The Charlatans (known in the United States as The Charlatans UK), released on April 17, 2006 everywhere but the U.S., where it was released on May 2, 2006. ... For other uses, see SKA (disambiguation). ...

Tim is also a member of a "seriously underground" group called The Chavs, along with ex-Libertine Carl Barât. The band traditionally only play once a year at the Tap'n'Tin club in Chatham, Kent. The Chavs are a Supergroup formed in 2004, by former Libertines and now Dirty Pretty Things guitarist Carl Barat. ... This article is about the band The Libertines. ... Carl Ashley Raphael Barât (born June 6, 1978) is an English musician. ... Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway to the east of London in the county of Kent. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...

He is a big fan and friend of rock band The Rolling Stones, he supported the band as a solo artist at the MEN Arena in 2003 and as Charlatans frontman several times in recent years. He also occasionally wears a Rolling Stones baseball jacket. Rolling Stones redirects here. ... The Manchester Evening News Arena or MEN Arena is a large indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Tim also recently produced for new London band Hatcham Social, working with them on their single Til The Dawn.

Discography

Studio albums

• I Believe (2003) (#38)

Singles

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External links

• Official website at http://www.timburgess.net/
• Charlatans Website at http://www.thecharlatans.net/
• List of influences at http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1241889,00.html
• Live performance of I was Born on Christmas day with Saint Etienne [2]
• Interview with Tim Burgess on MusicTowers.com