Duncan Faure
Duncan Faure (born 16 December 1956) is a South African singer and musician. He was in Rabbitt (1972–1978) and the Bay City Rollers (1978–1982). He later pursued a solo career in the U.S, contributing to the Who's That Girl soundtrack.
Duncan Faure
- Born
- 16 December 1956
- Birthplace
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Occupation
- songwriter · singer-songwriter · musician
- Languages
- English
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Duncan Faure (born 16 December 1956) is a South African singer and musician. He was in Rabbitt (1972–1978) and the Bay City Rollers (1978–1982). He later pursued a solo career in the U.S, contributing to the Who's That Girl soundtrack.
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Duncan Faure (born 1956) is a South African musician, singer-songwriter and songwriter. The musician was born in Pretoria. Languages used include English.
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He continues to release music as of 2023.
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• Born — 16 December 1956 • Birthplace — Pretoria, South Africa • Genre — Rock • Instrument — * Vocals • keyboards • guitar • Years Active — 1972–present • Past Member Of — * Rabbitt • Bay City Rollers Duncan Faure (born 16 December 1956) is a South African singer and musician. He was in Rabbitt (1972–1978) and the Bay City Rollers (1978–1982). He later pursued a solo career in the U.S., contributing to the Who's That Girl soundtrack. He continues to release music as of 2023.
Career
Career
From 1972 to 1978, Faure a member of the South African based group Rabbitt, and performed on all of the groups albums. The same year Rabbitt split up (1978), Faure joined Bay City Rollers, replacing lead singer Les McKeown. With Faure, the line-up produced three albums: Elevator (1979), Voxx (1980) and Ricochet (1981). Faure left the Rollers after the release of Ricochet. Duncan moved to the United States to continue work as a recording artist. Faure appears on the 1987 soundtrack Who's That Girl, singing the song "24 Hours". Faure is still active today, releasing solo albums and singles as of 2023.
Rabbitt
Rabbitt
Albums • Boys Will Be Boys! (1975) • A Croak and a grunt in the Night (1977) • Rock Rabbitt (1977)
Bay City Rollers
Bay City Rollers
Albums • Elevator (1979) • Voxx (1980) • Ricochet (1981) Singles • Turn on the Radio (1979) • Hello and Welcome Home (1979) • God Save Rock and Roll (1980) • Life on the Radio (1981) • No Doubt About It (1981)
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Solo
Albums • Who's That Girl (1987)
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- 1.Strong, Martin C. The Great Rock Discography. Mojo Books. 2–3. 2000. 1-84195-017-3.
- 2.Vanmaele, Bart. Who's That Girl - Madonna soundtrack album by Steve Bray & Patrick Leonard Mad-Eyes. www.mad-eyes.net.
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