Rupert Holmes Musical artist

Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein on February 24, 1947) is a British-born American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, and author of plays, novels, and stories. He is widely known for his number one pop hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979/1980) and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980. He is also known for his 1985 Tony Award-winning musical Drood (originally The Mystery of Edwin Drood) and his 2007 Drama Desk Award-winning book for the Broadway musical Curtains, and for his television series Remember WENN.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 24, 1947
Birth place
Cheshire , United Kingdom , Northwich
Hometown
Nanuet New York
New York

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Musical artist

Career started1970
associated musical artist
Sparks (band)
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Soft rock
Show tune
record label
Infinity Records
MCA Records
Epic Records
Elektra Records

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Rupert Holmes on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/sparks-big-beat-lp.html
  2. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE7D61539F930A3575BC0A966958260
  3. http://seedyroad.com/nanuet/songs.htm
  4. http://www.culturevulture.net/Theater10/Curtains.htm
  5. http://www.rupertholmes.com
  6. http://www.rupertholmes.com/writings/new_york_mag_081103.html