David Essex

David Essex's first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical, Godspell in 1971. Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be The Day (1973) and recorded a major hit single, "Rock On" (which he wrote himself), in the same year. A second single, "Lamplight", also reached the British Top 10. In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK's top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : "Gonna Make You A Star" (1974) Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

31/08/1973
Rock On
Mimed Performance

LAST

08/04/1993
Here Comes The Night
Live Performance

TOTAL
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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

Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
08/04/1993	Here Comes The Night Live Performance
Review of the 80s	A Winter's Tale Mimed Performance
25 Years of Top of the Pops	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
29/09/1983	Tahiti Music Video
15/09/1983	Tahiti Mimed Performance
06/01/1983	A Winter's Tale Music Video
16/12/1982	A Winter's Tale Mimed Performance
29/07/1982	Me And My Girl (night-clubbing) Mimed Performance
15/07/1982	Me And My Girl (night-clubbing) Mimed Performance
24/04/1980	Silver Dream Machine (part 1) Music Video
10/04/1980	Silver Dream Machine (part 1) Music Video
01/03/1979	Imperial Wizard Mimed Performance
23/11/1978	Goodbye First Love Mimed Performance
21/09/1978	Oh What A Circus Music Video
07/09/1978	Oh What A Circus Music Video
24/08/1978	Oh What A Circus Music Video
23/03/1978	Stay With Me Baby Mimed Performance
29/09/1977	Cool Out Tonight Mimed Performance
01/09/1977	Cool Out Tonight Mimed Performance
14/10/1976	Coming Home Mimed Performance
18/03/1976	City Lights Mimed Performance
Christmas 1975 - Part 2	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
18/12/1975	If I Could Mimed Performance
04/12/1975	If I Could Mimed Performance
16/10/1975	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
09/10/1975	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
02/10/1975	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
25/09/1975	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
11/09/1975	Hold Me Close Mimed Performance
17/07/1975	Rolling Stone Mimed Performance
03/07/1975	Rolling Stone Mimed Performance
09/01/1975	Stardust Mimed Performance
Christmas 1974 - Part 1	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
19/12/1974	Stardust Mimed Performance
28/11/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
21/11/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
14/11/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
31/10/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
17/10/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
04/10/1974	Gonna Make You A Star Mimed Performance
06/12/1973	Lamplight Mimed Performance
29/11/1973	Lamplight Danced to by Pan's People
15/11/1973	Lamplight Mimed Performance
13/09/1973	Rock On Mimed Performance
31/08/1973	Rock On Mimed Performance

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