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2 unusual facts about Marc Almond


Armen Ra

He has performed and recorded with various bands and on many projects (including a collaboration with British recording artist Marc Almond, on the song "My Madness & I" from his 2010 release, Varieté).

Cris Bonacci

After the She Devils project, Bonacci finally left Girlschool and joined Marc Almond's touring band.


Alex Grech

In September 2007 Alex Grech and Reflex Promotions in colloboration with Nuwavemalta organised a massive 80s event in Malta called Reflexmania with special guest Marc Almond (former Soft Cell singer) performing live.

Anni Hogan

Hogan also arranged many of the Jacques Brel songs on the Marc Almond album, Jacques; She also arranged for The Immaculate Consumptive.

Beatmasters

They went on to write, produce and remix for many other artists including Marc Almond, The Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Roachford, Betty Boo, Moby, Aswad, Eternal, Tina Turner, David Bowie and Girls Aloud.

Desertshore

Hyde passed the work they had done to remaining Throbbing Gristle members Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti to complete, which they have accomplished with the help of several guest vocalists, including Marc Almond, Blixa Bargeld and Antony Hegarty.

Donagh O'Leary

He has been a member of many UK bands including The Wild Frontiers, Dave Vanian & The Phantom Chords, Naz Nomad & The Nightmares, Tenpole Tudor and played as a session player with Marc Almond and Peter Perrett.

Eric Stenbock

British singer Marc Almond (Soft Cell) with Michael Cashmore released the CD Gabriel & The Lunatic Lover in 2008 with two songs based on Stenbock's poems by the same name.

Flesh Volcano

The Flesh Volcano was a side project of singer Marc Almond and Clint Ruin, aka Foetus.

Kirklevington Country Club

Terry Reid, Simple Minds, Yes, Mott the Hoople, Buddy Guy, Paul Young, The Alan Bown Set, Goldie & The Gingerbreads, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band, Spooky Tooth, the Jeff Beck Group (feat. Rod "The Mod" Stewart and Ronnie Wood) Chris Rea, Paul Rodgers, David Coverdale, Dire Straits, Marc Almond / Soft Cell etc. many of whom went on to superstardom.

Kris Kirk

It contains thirty-four articles and essays on pop music on personalities including Little Richard, Brian Epstein, Dusty Springfield, Jayne County, Sylvester, Village People, Tom Robinson, Culture Club, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Bronski Beat, Divine, The Communards, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Marc Almond, Kenny Everett, Morrissey, and Boy George.

Nature and Organisation

He has collaborated with many artists, including David Tibet, Douglas Pearce, Steven Stapleton, Antony Hegarty, Marc Almond and Rose McDowall.

Pirate Jenny

Many notable artists have covered this song independent of the stage show: Lotte Lenya, Steeleye Span, Ute Lemper, Charlotte Rae, Nina Simone, The Dresden Dolls, Judy Collins, Marianne Faithfull, Marc Almond and Bea Arthur.

Pyx Lax

Most of their English-language songs were included in their last album Haroumeni Stin Poli ton Trelon (2003), in which they collaborated with internationally famous artists, such as Eric Burdon, Gordon Gano, Marc Almond and Steve Wynn.

Some Bizzare Album

Further to Neu Electrikk disbanding, Steve James Sherlock joined The The and joined Marc Almond in Marc and the Mambas, Nicholas Chamberlain Hunt continues to collaborate as a musician and producer, most noticeably with singer Christine Ann Leach (Baby Fox), William Orbit, co-writer of the song "Ray of Light", and on projects ALF and Alongside Frank.


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Tainted Love

A video was recorded specially for Soft Cell's video album Non Stop Exotic Video and features a cricketer meeting band members Marc Almond and David Ball in togas on Mount Olympus.