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Jimmy Somerville

real name James William Somerville

Glasgow, United Kingdom · b. 1961-06-22

Jimmy Somerville is credited on 1,259 releases across 292 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,259

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292

Albums

5

Decades active

183

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Jimmy Somerville (born 22 June 1961, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980's with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, before embarking on a solo career. Owner, former joint owner of the management company

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1,259 releases · 292 albums · active 1984–2026

  • Performance · 2,554
  • Other credits · 119
  • Production · 119
  • Engineering · 46

Studios: Sound Suite · Advision Studios · Power Plant Studios · The Garden

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