The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton. In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

08/06/1989
Song For Whoever
Mimed Performance

LAST

21/05/2006
Manchester
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
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27

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

18

Repeat Performances

2

Live Performances

1

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
21/05/2006 Manchester
Mimed Performance
19/03/1999 How Long's A Tear Take To Dry?
Mimed Performance
18/12/1998 Dumb
Mimed Performance
30/10/1998 Perfect 10
Mimed Performance
02/10/1998 Perfect 10
Mimed Performance
28/03/1997 Blackbird On The Wire
Mimed Performance
13/12/1996 Don't Marry Her
Mimed Performance
11/10/1996 Rotterdam
Mimed Performance
16/11/1995 Pretenders To The Throne
Mimed Performance
22/12/1994 You Keep It All In
Mimed Performance
10/11/1994 One Last Love Song
Mimed Performance
02/06/1994 Everybody's Talkin'
Mimed Performance
10/03/1994 Good As Gold (stupid As Mud)
Top 40 Breaker Clip
18/06/1992 Bell Bottomed Tear
Top 40 Breaker Clip
16/01/1992 Old Red Eyes Is Back
Live Performance
Christmas 1990 A Little Time
Mimed Performance
06/12/1990 A Little Time
Short Clip
25/10/1990 A Little Time
Mimed Performance
11/10/1990 A Little Time
Mimed Performance
04/10/1990 A Little Time
Top 40 Breaker Clip
Christmas Day 1989 Song For Whoever
Mimed Performance
21/12/1989 I'll Sail This Ship Alone
Top 40 Breaker Clip
28/09/1989 You Keep It All In
Mimed Performance
21/09/1989 You Keep It All In
Top 40 Breaker Clip
06/07/1989 Song For Whoever
Mimed Performance
22/06/1989 Song For Whoever
Mimed Performance
08/06/1989 Song For Whoever
Mimed Performance

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