Bryan Ferry
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 26, 1945 (age 81)
- Birthplace
- Washington, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Biography
Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearances. Peter York described Ferry as "an art object" who "should hang in the Tate". Born to a working-class family, Ferry studied fine art and taught at a secondary school before pursuing a career in music. In 1970 he began to assemble the rock band Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances in London, and took the role of lead singer and main songwriter. The band achieved immediate international success with the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, containing a rich multitude of sounds, which reflected Ferry's interest in exploring different genres of music. Their second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), further cultivated the band's unique sound and visual image that would establish Ferry as a leading cultural icon over the next decade. Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973 by releasing These Foolish Things, which popularized the concept of a contemporary musician releasing an album covering standard songs and was a drastic departure from his ongoing work with Roxy Music. His second album, Another Time, Another Place (1974), featured as its cover image Ferry posing by a pool in a white dinner jacket and represented one of his most impactful fashion statements. Over the next two years, Roxy Music released a trilogy of albums, Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975), which broadened the band's appeal internationally and saw Ferry take greater interest in the role of a live performer, reinventing himself in stage costumes ranging from gaucho to military uniforms. Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985. As well as being a prolific songwriter, Ferry has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another Place (1974), Let's Stick Together (1976), Taxi (1993) and As Time Goes By (1999), as well as Dylanesque (2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music. Ferry was born in Washington, County Durham, son of Mary Ann and Frederick Charles Ferry. His parents were working-class: his father was a farm labourer who also looked after pit ponies. He attended Washington Grammar-Technical School (now called Washington Academy) on Spout Lane from 1957. ... Source: Article "Bryan Ferry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
Roxy Music: Live at Manchester 1979
Movie
Roxy Music: Live in Concert, Stockholm
Movie
Roxy Music Flesh + Blood
Movie
Twiggy
Movie · as (archival footage)
In Between Stars and Scars: Masters of Cinema
Movie · as Self
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х
Movie · as Self - singer (archive footage)
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х
Movie · as Self - singer (archive footage)
Bryan Ferry, Don't Stop the Music
Movie · as Self (Archival Footage)
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Glam Rock at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Babylon Berlin
TV · as Singer · 1 ep
Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
Movie · as Self
... Sings Dylan II
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Bryan Ferry - Baloise Session 2014
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Bryan Ferry : Nuits de Fourviere (Live in Lyon)
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Synth Britannia at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music
Movie · as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Kings of Glam
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Roxy Music - The Thrill of It All: A Visual History 1972-1982
Movie · as self
Bryan Ferry Concert at LSO St. Lukes London
Movie · as Self - Vocal
Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque Live The London Sessions
Movie · as Self - vocals, harmonica, Farfisa
Concert for Diana
Movie · as Self
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Seven Ages of Rock
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Roxy Music: On The Road Live
Movie · as Self
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Breakfast on Pluto
Movie · as Mr. Silky String
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1
Movie · as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Movie · as Self
Roxy Music Live T. Rex
Movie · as Himself
Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
The Culture Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Roxy Music: Live at the Apollo
Movie · as Lead singer/keyboards
Roxy Music - Live at the Apollo
Movie · as Self - vocals
Bryan Ferry - The Bete Noire Tour 88-89
Movie · as Self - Vocal
Through the Night with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bryan Ferry : Live in Paris at Le Grand Rex
Movie · as Self
Roxy Music Musikladen 1973
Movie · as Self - vocals
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Filth and the Fury
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Loose Women
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Lotto-Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Danny Baker Show
TV · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Morgenmagazin
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 6 eps
Seitenblicke
TV · as self · 2 eps
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
Goldener Löwe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self, Self - Roxy Music · 1 ep
Petit déjeuner compris
TV · as Bryan Ferry du groupe Roxy Music · 1 ep
ABBA in Switzerland
Movie · as Self - Roxy Music
Roxette
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Kenny Everett Video Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Young Music Show
TV · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Eno
Movie · as Self
Musikladen
TV
Cilla
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Musik aus Studio B
TV · as Self · 1 ep