Andy McCluskey

Biography

George Andrew McCluskey (born 24 June 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded alongside keyboardist Paul Humphreys in 1978: McCluskey has been the group's sole constant member. He has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. McCluskey is noted for his frenetic onstage "Trainee Teacher Dance". McCluskey also founded the pop girl group Atomic Kitten, for whom he served as a principal songwriter and record producer, and has collaborated with various acts. His work has received nominations at the Ivor Novello, Grammy and Brit Awards, and has topped charts in the UK and internationally. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy McCluskey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

as Self - Panellist

Taratata

as Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Taratata

as Self

OMD: Live - Architecture & Morality & More

as Lead Vocals

OMD - Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

as Lead Vocals and Bass

Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

OMD: Souvenir

as Himself

CFNY: The Spirit of Radio

as Self

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Live Architecture & Morality and More

as Lead Vocals

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Crush - The Movie

as Himself