Midge Ure, OBE (born James Ure, 10 October 1953 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox. Ure co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He twice received an Ivor Novello Award with Geldof for co-writing "Do They Know It's Christmas?" Ure acts as trustee for the charity, and serves as ambassador for Save The Children. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his real name.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Official homepage at midgeure.com
- Wikipedia article on Midge Ure
- Last.fm page on Midge Ure
- MusicBrainz entry on Midge Ure
Collaborated on
Personal Relationships
- Is the parent of Molly Decima Ure,
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Albums releases
| Release title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Breathe | 1996 |
| Pure | 1991 |
| Answers to Nothing | 1988 |
| The Gift | 1985 |
| Move Me | n/a |
Credits
| Role | Artist | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Performer | X-Perience | Personal Heaven (2007) |
| Composer | Ultravox | Love's Great Adventure (1984) |
| Vocal | Ultravox | Quartet (1982) |
| Producer | Visage | Visage (1980) |
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