The Real Thing

The Real Thing

There are several artists with this name. 1. A Liverpool-based vocal group which had its origins in the Merseybeat boom of the 1960s. Lead Singer Chris Amoo was a former band member of The Chants, whose beat singles gathered considerable critical acclaim, although they failed to chart. After continuing to record for various record labels, the band name was eventually dropped. Re-labelled as The Real Thing, and with brother Eddie Amoo, Ray Lake and Dave Smith on board Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

15/02/1973
Plastic Man
Mimed Studio Performance

LAST

11/06/1986
Can't Get By Without You
Mimed Studio Performance

TOTAL
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26

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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.

Mimed Performances

24

Repeat Performances

1

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
11/06/1986 Can't Get By Without You
Mimed Studio Performance
29/05/1986 Can't Get By Without You
Mimed Studio Performance
03/04/1986 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
20/03/1986 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
19/07/1979 Boogie Down (get Funky Now)
Mimed Studio Performance
22/03/1979 Can You Feel The Force
Mimed Studio Performance
09/03/1979 Can You Feel The Force
Mimed Studio Performance
22/02/1979 Can You Feel The Force
Mimed Studio Performance
03/08/1978 Rainin' Through My Sunshine
Mimed Studio Performance
25/05/1978 Let's Go Disco
Mimed Studio Performance
23/03/1978 Whenever You Want My Love
Mimed Studio Performance
16/03/1978 Whenever You Want My Love
Played Over The Charts
23/02/1978 Whenever You Want My Love
Mimed Studio Performance
14/07/1977 Love's Such A Wonderful Thing
Mimed Studio Performance
10/03/1977 You'll Never Know What You're Missing
Mimed Studio Performance
24/02/1977 You'll Never Know What You're Missing
Mimed Studio Performance
03/02/1977 You'll Never Know What You're Missing
Mimed Studio Performance
Christmas 1976 - Part 2 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
16/09/1976 Can't Get By Without You
Mimed Studio Performance
02/09/1976 Can't Get By Without You
Mimed Studio Performance
08/07/1976 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
01/07/1976 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
24/06/1976 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
10/06/1976 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
27/05/1976 You To Me Are Everything
Mimed Studio Performance
15/02/1973 Plastic Man
Mimed Studio Performance

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