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Chesney Hawkes

British pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actor

United Kingdom • b. 1971-09-22

Chesney Hawkes is credited on 89 releases across 33 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1988–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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89

Pressings credited

33

Albums

4

Decades active

2

In collections

Biography

Chesney Lee Hawkes (born 22 September 1971) is an English singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best-known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 10 in the United States. It also was featured in the 1991 film Doc Hollywood and the 2009 movie Moon. Follow-up single "I'm a Man Not a Boy" peaked at 27 in the UK, with subsequent singles including "What's Wrong with This Picture?", "Stay Away Baby Jane" (a collaboration with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne) and "Another Fine Mess" also charting in the top 100. Aside from music, Hawkes appeared on Channel 4's The Games in 2005, winning a Bronze Medal. Hawkes appeared on the shows Hit Me Baby One More Time, Let's Dance for Comic Relief, and Sing If You Can. Hawkes also appeared in the musical Can't Smile Without You in the role of Tony Lowiman.

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Credited work

89 releases · 33 albums · active 1988–2017

  • Performance · 135
  • Other credits · 3
  • Production · 1

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Orca Studios, LA · The Town House · Hawkes Music

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