Personal Info
The Communards
James William Somerville
Bronski Beat
Jimmy Somerville
Acting
Biography
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who rose to prominence in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards. With Bronski Beat, Somerville achieved commercial success with the 1984 single "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, topped the charts in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the United States. Additionally, the single peaked within the top ten of the charts in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and West Germany, and also charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the Un…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Jimmy Somerville: Queer Rebel of British Pop
as Self (Archive footage)
Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent (40th year anniversary edition)
as Self (archive footage)
Hideous
as The Guardian Angel
Stars 80, le concert au Stade de France
as Self
How Gay Sex Changed the World
as Self
Countertenors
as Self
The Happy Prince
as Swallow (voice)
Orlando
as Singer / Angel
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
as Self (archive footage)
Memorabilia: The Video Singles
as Self
TV Shows
Star Academy
as Self · 1 ep.
Lexx
as Satin · 1 ep.
Musik für Sie
as self · 1 ep.
Morgenmagazin
as Self · 1 ep.
Stars 90
as Self · 1 ep.
Sacrée Soirée
as Self · 4 ep.
Le monde est à vous
as Self - The Communards · 1 ep.
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
as Self · 1 ep.
Ambitions
as Self - The Communards · 1 ep.
Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Communards · 3 ep.