Andrew Edge
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Andrew Edge (born David Andrew Edge; 8 December 1956) is a musician from Leeds, England. He moved to London in the late 1970s, and joined the Thompson Twins. After eighteen months Edge left the group and joined Uropa Lula, who released three singles (on Arista Records) and supported Big Country on a tour of Britain. Edge then joined Savage Progress, who supported the Thompson Twins on a tour of Britain in 1984.
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Birth name | David Andrew Edge |
Born | (1956-12-08) 8 December 1956 (age 67) |
Origin | Swarcliffe, Leeds, England |
Genres | Pop, dance, synthpop |
Instrument(s) | Percussion, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
Labels | Arista Records 10 Records/Virgin Records EMI BMG Reprise |
Website | Andrew Edge |
Edge changed to vocals and writing songs after he moved from London to Linz, Austria. He started the group YOYO in 1990, bass/vocals Andreas Raffetseder, guitar/vocals Christoph Raffetseder, guitar Manfred Cellnigg, drums Hans Riener signing with EMI records, before working with Robert Ponger (producer of Falco). Edge later released a solo album in 1996; Northern Sky, on BMG records (Austria). Edge released a CD in 2011 under the name Drumsing, with percussionist Judy Klausner.