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- Andy_McCluskey abstract "George Andrew "Andy" McCluskey (born 24 June 1959 in Heswall, Wirral, Cheshire) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer who is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the United Kingdom. McCluskey is widely recognized as the frontman of globally successful new wave band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), but is also known as the founder of girl group Atomic Kitten. An Ivor Novello Award-nominated songwriter, he wrote or co-wrote multiple international hits, including: "Enola Gay", "Joan of Arc", "Maid of Orleans", "If You Leave" and "Sailing on the Seven Seas" for OMD; and "Right Now", "See Ya", "Whole Again" and "Cradle" for Atomic Kitten. Within OMD, McCluskey's lyrics often deal with important historic subject matter; his songs for Atomic Kitten generally focused on interpersonal relationships.McCluskey has been described by critic Ned Raggett in AllMusic as an artist "who clearly could balance artistic and commercial impulses in a winning fashion." His distinctive, self-deprecating on-stage routine was dubbed the "Trainee Teacher Dance" by the BBC's Stuart Maconie, who wrote that it became "the dance-floor routine of choice" for students in the early-to-mid 1980s. In live performances, McCluskey often plays bass guitar (with strings inverted) and occasionally, keyboard instruments and guitar; he continues performing with OMD to the present day. McCluskey has an IQ in the 160 range.".
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- Andy_McCluskey associatedMusicalArtist The_Id.
- Andy_McCluskey background "solo_singer".
- Andy_McCluskey birthDate "1959-06-24".
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace Cheshire.
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace England.
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace Heswall.
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace UK.
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace United_Kingdom.
- Andy_McCluskey birthPlace Wirral_Peninsula.
- Andy_McCluskey birthYear "1959".
- Andy_McCluskey genre Electronic_music.
- Andy_McCluskey genre Experimental_music.
- Andy_McCluskey genre New_wave_music.
- Andy_McCluskey genre Post-punk.
- Andy_McCluskey genre Synthpop.
- Andy_McCluskey hometown Cheshire.
- Andy_McCluskey hometown England.
- Andy_McCluskey hometown Heswall.
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- Andy_McCluskey instrument Bass_guitar.
- Andy_McCluskey instrument Fender_Jazz_Bass.
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- Andy_McCluskey instrument Percussion_instrument.
- Andy_McCluskey instrument Programming_(music).
- Andy_McCluskey instrument Rickenbacker_4001.
- Andy_McCluskey instrument Singing.
- Andy_McCluskey instrument Synthesizer.
- Andy_McCluskey occupation Musician.
- Andy_McCluskey occupation Record_producer.
- Andy_McCluskey occupation Singer-songwriter.
- Andy_McCluskey thumbnail Andy_McCluskey_2008.JPG?width=300.
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