Tony Christie

Tony started his phenomenal career in 1971 with the singles, "I Did What I Did For Maria", which reached #2 and "Is This the Way to Amarillo", which peaked at #18.

Album wise he recorded regularly throughout the seventies and made infrequent appearances on the charts. His album 'With Loving Feeling' sold well boosted by the hit single Is This The Way to Amarillo. He recorded an album in America in 1973 with top producer Snuff Garrett which did little to stop his commercial slant. A live album followed which sold relatively better. But by the mid 1970s recorded work became rarer and stage work took preference.

Although his popularity waned in his native England through most of the 1980s and 1990s, he maintained a successful singing career in continental Europe during this period.

In 2002 "Is This the Way to Amarillo" was used in the TV comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, leading to a resurgence in his popularity. The song was re-released on 14 March 2005 to raise money for the Comic Relief charity, and reached number one in the charts (outselling all the first release's chart run put together). Christie is currently recording a new album with production from Richard Hawley, and on 20th May 2008 he performed one of the songs (possibly called 'Danger Is A Woman In Love') onstage at the Royal Albert Hall during Hawley's show.

Review of show here - NME