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Birth name
  
Cyril John Curnin

Spouse
  
Aurelia Curnin

Role
  
Singer


Name
  
Cy Curnin

Years active
  
1980–present

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Born
  
12 December 1957 (age 66) Wimbledon, England (
1957-12-12
)

Genres
  
Rock, new wave, pop rock, synthpop

Occupation(s)
  
Instruments
  
Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar

Associated acts
  
Albums
  
Shuttered Room, Reach the Beach, Elemental, Ink, React

Music group
  
The Fixx (Since 1979)

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Cyril John "Cy" Curnin (born 12 December 1957, Wimbledon, England) is a singer/songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist for the pop rock music group, The Fixx. As a songwriter, he has co-written over a dozen songs that have appeared on the Billboard charts. He is also known for his solo career, with four albums to date, Mayfly in 2005, The Returning Sun in 2007, Solar Minimum in 2009, and The Horse's Mouth in 2013. He also released an EP of ambient music with no vocals called Cinema for the Blind in 2012.

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He appeared in the Tina Turner music video "Better Be Good to Me" along with Fixx guitarist Jamie West-Oram. They both appeared on the Private Dancer album.

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In addition to singing lead vocals, Curnin has occasionally played piano or guitar on various Fixx albums.

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While Curnin tours regularly with The Fixx, he has also toured as a solo performer in the U.S. and in Europe. On occasion he has been joined by English singer/songwriter/guitarist Nick Harper. Recently, he was the special guest of Midge Ure for gigs in Europe.

Curnin supports the music-based cancer charity, Love Hope Strength Foundation. With them, he has participated in treks to the base camp of Mt. Everest, Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, and Pikes Peak to raise awareness and funds for cancer treatment facilities in remote areas of the world.

When not touring the world, Curnin lives with his family in the Loire Valley of France, where he owns an organic farm and bed-and-breakfast hotel. He is fluent in the French language.

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Early life

At age of 16, Curnin graduated from high school at the Wimbledon College. He then began participating in drama in college, where he studied with Fixx drummer Adam Woods.

Participations

In 1990, Curnin participated with Rupert Hine and many other artists in the world music album One World One Voice. He played piano and sang with many artists.

In October 2007, Curnin began an association with the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF), a music-centric cancer charity. Cy participated with Mike Peters from The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze, and Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats in a trek to perform at the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal. Curnin has since participated in other LHSF treks to Machu Picchu, Pike's Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro and in December 2012, Curnin returned to Everest with the organization.

Solo discography

  • 2005 - Mayfly
  • 2007 - The Returning Sun
  • 2009 - Solar Minimum
  • 2012 - Cinema for the Blind - EP
  • 2013 - The Horse's Mouth
  • References

    Cy Curnin Wikipedia