Birth name Ivor Neville Kamen Role Model Name Nick Kamen | Years active 1986–1992 Genres Pop | |
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Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, model Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion Albums Whatever, Whenever, Move Until We Fly, Loving You, Us, Nick Kamen, Each Time You Break My Heart Died 4 May 2021 (aged 59) London, England Siblings Barry Kamen, Chester Kamen Similar Chester Kamen, Nik Kershaw, Rick Astley Profiles | ||
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Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen (born 15 April 1962 in Harlow, Essex, England) was an English male model, songwriter and musician, and brother of session guitarist Chester Kamen.
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Career
Kamen attended St Marks RC Comprehensive School in Harlow along with his brother Chester. Kamen was first brought to the public's attention in 1984 when Ray Petri featured him on the front cover of The Face. The cover showed him wearing a ski-hat, lipstick, orange roll-neck sweater and aviator sunglasses.
He was most remembered, in the UK, for his 1985 performance in Levi's "Launderette" television commercial, where he strips down to stone-wash his blue jeans in a 1950s style public laundromat while he waits clad only in his boxer shorts, which was one of a series of Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertisements that dramatically increased the popularity of Levi 501s. The commercial, directed by Roger Lyons, was selected for, and came fourth in, The 100 Greatest TV Ads in 2000.
His first single was the 1986 UK number five hit "Each Time You Break My Heart" from his eponymous début album. Written and produced by Madonna and Stephen Bray, it also cracked both the US dance chart (remix by Shep Pettibone) and the Top 50 in Canada. Madonna also sang the backing vocals. Her original demo remains one of many unreleased Madonna songs. Kamen also had a No. 16 follow-up in the UK with the second single, "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (a cover of the Four Tops' 1966 hit), although his later singles were less-commercially successful in the UK but more so in the rest of Europe, particularly Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
Kamen's second album Us (1988) was produced by Patrick Leonard. Madonna again made an appearance as a backing vocalist on the song "Tell Me", this time without contributing to the songwriting or production. In 1989 Kamen performed the song "Turn It Up" on the soundtrack to Walt Disney's film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. 1990 saw the release of one of his biggest hits. The single "I Promised Myself", from the album Move Until We Fly, reached Number 1 in eight European countries and was the fourth most played record in Europe in 1990. The song was later covered by Dead or Alive (1999), A-Teens (2004), Basshunter (2009) and most recently German punk rockers Maggers United (2013).
Nick Kamen appeared on UK television, singing, on Top of the Pops (12 March 1987 and 18 October 1990), This Morning (9 April 1990), Night Network (15 April 1987, 19 August 1987 and 1988) and The Tube (31 October 1986 and 21 November 1986).
In 1992, Nick Kamen released his last album to date, entitled Whatever, Whenever.
Discography
Albums
1987 Nick Kamen
1988 Us
Loving You
1990 Move Until We Fly
1992 Whatever, Whenever
2020 Nick Kamen: The Complete Collection (6CD box set)
Singles
1986 "Each Time You Break My Heart" (Nick Kamen)
1987 "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (Nick Kamen)
"Nobody Else" (Nick Kamen)(Nick Kamen)
"Come Softly to Me" (Nick Kamen)(Nick Kamen)
"Win Your Love" (Nick Kamen)(Nick Kamen)
1988 "Tell Me" (Us)
"Bring Me Your Love" (Us)
"Oh What a Night" (Loving You)
1989 "Don't Hold Out"(Loving You)
1990 "I Promised Myself" (Move Until We Fly)
"Oh How Happy" (Move Until We Fly)
"Looking Good Diving" (Move Until We Fly)
"Agony and Ecstasy" (Move Until We Fly)
1992 "You're Not the Only One" (Whatever, Whenever)
"We'll Never Lose What We Have Found" (Whatever, Whenever)
2004 "I Promised Myself 2004" (Non-album single)
Death
Kamen died on 4 May 2021 aged 59, after a long illness.