Andrew Gadd

Place: London

Born: 1968

Biography:

Andrew Gadd is a British Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1968. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Agnew's Gallery have featured his work. He is known for his energetic live performances and glam rock persona of glitter suits, make-up, and platform boots. He has sold over 20 million records and had 26 hit singles, which spent a total of 180 weeks in the UK Singles Chart, with 12 reaching the top 10 and three of those charting at number one. Touch Me (1973) is Glitter's best-selling album, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. As of 2001, he was listed in the top 100 most successful UK chart acts. His popularity waned during the late 1970s, and was followed by a successful comeback as a solo artist in the 1980s; his 1984 song 'Another Rock and Roll Christmas' was one of the most played Christmas songs of all time. In 1998, his recording of 'Rock and Roll' was listed as one of the top 1,001 songs in music history. He also released seven studio albums and at least 15 albums of compilations and live performances.