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Midge Ure

James Ure OBE (/jʊər/; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, Visage, and as the second bandleader of Ultravox after John Foxx had left, carrying the band into high…

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Born
James Ure (1953-10-10) 10 October 1953 (age 72) Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Formerly of
Ultravox · Visage · Slik · Rich Kids · Thin Lizzy
Genres
New wave · synth-pop · post-punk · art rock · hard rock
Instruments
Vocals · guitar · keyboards · synthesizer
Occupations
Musician · singer-songwriter · record producer
Years active
1969–present

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related to Slik (1972–1977) · 24
Midge Ure → Bay City Rollers, Bill Martin, Billy McIsaac, Edinburgh Clouds, Glasgow, In, In April, In November, Jim McGinlay, June, Kenny Hyslop, Kevin, Kevin McGinlay, Malcolm McLaren, McGinlay, Midge, Mij, Phil Coulter, Salvation, Sex Pistols
related to Personal life · 9
Midge Ure → Annabel Giles, Bath, Giles, He, Molly Lorenne, November, Sheridan Forbes, The Faders, They
related to External links · 6
Midge Ure → AllMusicMidge Ure, DiscogsMidge Ure, IMDbMidge Ure Interview, NAMM Oral History Collection, Official, Ure
Formerly of · 5
Midge Ure → Rich Kids, Slik, Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Visage
Genres · 5
Midge Ure → art rock, hard rock, New wave, post-punk, synth-pop
Instruments · 4
Midge Ure → guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, Vocals
Occupations · 3
Midge Ure → Musician, record producer, singer-songwriter
Born · 1
Midge Ure → James Ure (1953-10-10) 10 October 1953 (age 72) Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Website · 1
Midge Ure → midgeure.com
Years active · 1
Midge Ure → 1969–present

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ure album ultravox band uk released studio also single solo tour visage first music top chart 10 release hit new

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Midge UreFormerly ofSlik1.00infobox
Midge UreFormerly ofRich Kids1.00infobox
Midge UreFormerly ofThin Lizzy1.00infobox
Midge UreGenresNew wave1.00infobox
Midge UreGenressynth-pop1.00infobox
Midge UreGenrespost-punk1.00infobox
Midge UreGenresart rock1.00infobox
Midge UreGenreshard rock1.00infobox
Midge UreInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Midge UreInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Midge UreInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Midge UreInstrumentssynthesizer1.00infobox
Midge UreOccupationsMusician1.00infobox
Midge UreOccupationssinger-songwriter1.00infobox
Midge UreOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Midge UreWebsitemidgeure.com1.00infobox
Midge UreYears active1969–present1.00infobox

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