In which country was Chris de Burgh born
"Chris de Burgh Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the US, but he is more popular in other countries, particularly Norway and Brazil. His 1986 love song ""The Lady in Red"" reached number one in several countries. De Burgh has sold over 45 million albums worldwide. De Burgh was born in Venado Tuerto, Argentina, to Colonel Charles John Davison,"
"one of the public's most disliked songs. Neil Norman, writing for ""The Independent"", described de Burgh as ""the world's naffest balladeer"". In his favour, Mike DeGagne, writing for AllMusic, has acclaimed de Burgh as ""a genuine master of the soft ballad"" and ""one of the finest mood-invoking artists ever"". Chris de Burgh Christopher John Davison (born 15 October 1948), known professionally as Chris de Burgh, is a British-Irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist. He started out as an art rock performer but subsequently started writing more pop-oriented material. He has had several top 40 hits in the UK and two in the"
"time. It was a twelfth-century castle which Eric de Burgh bought in the 1960s. He converted it into a hotel, and the young Chris sang for the guests there. After attending Marlborough College in Wiltshire, England, de Burgh went on to graduate from Trinity College, Dublin, with a Master of Arts degree in French, English and History. Chris de Burgh signed his first contract with A&M Records in 1974, and supported Supertramp on their Crime of the Century tour, building himself a small fan base. His début album, ""Far Beyond These Castle Walls"", was a folk-tinged stab at fantasy in"
"Footsteps 2 Footsteps 2 is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's nineteenth original album. It was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on October 14, 2011, and in the UK and Ireland on October 17, 2011. ""Footsteps 2"" follows the concept that captured the public’s imagination with ""Footsteps"", that of de Burgh creating cover versions of the songs which have inspired him over the years, along with a few new compositions. As de Burgh said upon releasing ""Footsteps"", “Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself,” he says. “I’m talking about the"
"choir. It was recorded in London over a period of eight days (instead of the usual three-four months) in July '95, and to sing each track surrounded by an orchestra, without the benefit of the safety-net of modern technology, was immensely exciting - everything in one take, the way it used to be!"" Beautiful Dreams Beautiful Dreams is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twelfth original album, released in 1995. It is a collection of his older songs re-recorded with a full orchestra as well as a few new songs and covers. All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh; except where indicated."
"Ernest de Burgh Ernest Macartney de Burgh (18 January 1863 – 3 April 1929) was an Irish-born Australian civil engineer, chief-engineer for water supply and sewerage in New South Wales. De Burgh was the youngest son of the Rev. William de Burgh, D.D., and his wife Janette, née Macartney. He was born at Sandymount, County Dublin, Ireland. He was educated at Rathmines school and the Royal College of Science for Ireland, and was for some time employed on railway construction in Ireland. De Burgh then migrated to Australia, arriving in Melbourne on the ""Orient"" 21 March 1885. Travelling to Sydney"
"De Burgh's first album to chart in the UK Albums Chart was ""The Getaway"", released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, ""Spanish Train and Other Stories"" and ""Crusader"" charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart was 1988's ""Flying Colours"", his second top 10 album chart placing after 1986's ""Into the Light"". Chris de Burgh was signed to A&M Records for many years (1974–2004), but he now has his own label, ""Ferryman Productions"". His recent albums are released by German label, Edel Records. Download-only singles - no physical"
"This is mainly due to inactivity of his previous recording label A&M Records UK division in the U.S. In 1997, de Burgh composed a song entitled ""There's a New Star Up in Heaven Tonight"", dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was released as a 100-copy limited edition and included on the compilations ""The Ultimate Collection"" (2000) and ""Now and Then"" (2009). In 2007, a concert in Tehran was planned for mid-2008, together with local band Arian, which would have made Chris de Burgh the first western pop singer to perform in Iran since the 1979 revolution. However, the"
"cookery book, ""Eat Yourself Beautiful"", which was released in August 2015 and went on to be a best-seller. Rosanna Davison Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2003. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song ""For Rosanna"" was written by her father for his 1986 album, ""Into the Light"" in her honour. Born in County Dublin, Ireland, Davison's primary school education was at Aravon School, in County Wicklow. She then attended Rathdown School, Glenageary, County Dublin. She was class prefect"
"High on Emotion: Live from Dublin High on Emotion: Live from Dublin is the first live album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1990. The album was recorded at the RDS, Dublin in December 1988. The running time limitations of CD resulted in the CD version of the album missing two tracks which are included on the double vinyl and cassette versions of the album. These tracks, 'Lonely Sky' and 'The Ballroom of Romance', are included on the CD single release of the live version of 'Don't Pay the Ferryman' which was released to support the album."
"de Burgh. He was born on 5 March 1324 at Dunfermline Abbey, Fife. His mother died in 1327, when he was 3 years old. In accordance with the Treaty of Northampton's terms, on 17 July 1328, when he was 4, David was married to 7 year old Joan of the Tower, at Berwick-upon-Tweed. She was the daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. They had no issue. David became King of Scots upon the death of his father on 7 June 1329, aged 5 years, 3 months, and 3 days. David and his wife were crowned at"
"The Hands of Man The Hands of Man is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twentieth original album, released in 2014. De Burgh announced during his Live in Concert 2013 tour that he had completed work on his 20th studio album, entitled ""The Hands of Man"". Briefly describing the title, de Burgh explained that ""hands can perform miracles, they can save lives and end lives"". The album uses this concept as a basis for the themes of the album's songs. Following this introduction, de Burgh went on to play the unreleased ""The Fields of Agincourt"", a song which takes inspiration from the"
"John de Burgh (bishop) John de Burgh, or de Burgo, or Burke (1590 – 4 April 1667) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Clonfert from 1629 to 1647 and Archbishop of Tuam from 1647 to 1667. John de Burgh was a member of the Clanricarde Burkes of County Galway. He and his brother Hugh were taught by a member of the Ó Maolconaire family, from whom they learned very considerable Greek and Latin. John and Hugh left for the continent in 1614, John to Lisbon, Hugh to Louvain where he joined the"
"originated in the Crusades, and ""ung roy, ung foy, ung loy"" (archaic French: 'one king, one faith, one law'), originating when the family moved to Ireland. House of de Burgh The House of de Burgh (Latinised to de Burca or de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman family. Hubert de Burgh was Earl of Kent and Justiciar of England. His elder brother was William de Burgh (c. 1160 - winter 1205/1206), who settled in Ireland in 1185 and founded the Irish line of the family, which after the 14th century took the name Burke, the Earls of Ulster, Lords of Connaught"
"in de Burgh's concerts and compilation albums. The song ""For Rosanna"" is dedicated to de Burgh's then-2-year-old daughter Rosanna. All songs written by Chris de Burgh. Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album) Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for containing what is easily de Burgh's biggest hit, ""The Lady in Red"". The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten. ""Fatal Hesitation"" was a UK number 44 hit,"
"Chris Channing Chris Channing (born Christopher Dean Andrews, 14 April 1962) is an English performer, designer and director of theatre and theatrically styled events. He is based in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Channing was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, and grew up on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. At age 13 he became a resident student at the Royal Ballet School. His direct contemporaries at the school included Alessandra Ferri and Jonathan Cope, choreographers Michael Clark and Russell Maliphant, actress Caroline O'Connor and academic Deborah Bull. He graduated in 1980, aged 18. In 1980 he joined the Northern Ballet Theatre. Under"
"House of de Burgh The House of de Burgh (Latinised to de Burca or de Burgo) was an ancient Anglo-Norman family. Hubert de Burgh was Earl of Kent and Justiciar of England. His elder brother was William de Burgh (c. 1160 - winter 1205/1206), who settled in Ireland in 1185 and founded the Irish line of the family, which after the 14th century took the name Burke, the Earls of Ulster, Lords of Connaught and Earls of Clanricarde. In England the name was changed again to 'Burgh' some time after the Civil War in the 17th century, the 'de' having"
"Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh is the third compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1989. The album was released largely to capitalise on the resurgence of de Burgh's career after the smash hit of ""The Lady In Red"" three years earlier. As a result, most of the tracks are drawn from his 1980s albums ""The Getaway"", ""Man On The Line"", ""Into The Light"" and ""Flying Colours"". Also notable is the pairing of the songs ""Borderline"" and ""Say Goodbye"
"Beautiful Dreams Beautiful Dreams is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's twelfth original album, released in 1995. It is a collection of his older songs re-recorded with a full orchestra as well as a few new songs and covers. All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh; except where indicated. ""In Love Forever"", ""I'm Not Crying Over You"" and ""One More Mile to Go"" were three new songs written for this album. ""Girl"" is missing on compact cassette. ""This is the album I've always wanted to make; a live studio recording of personal favourites, old classics and new songs, with full orchestra and"
"many more. Chris was born and raised in California where he began his apprenticeship with Master Drummer Titos Sompa (one of the founders of the African drum and dance scene on the West Coast of the U.S.) as a fifteen-year-old boy. This relationship led him into a ten-year journey through Africa. After originally arriving in Congo’s Brazzaville, his fascination of Zimbabwean ""mbira"" music eventually led him to Zimbabwe’s capital city Harare, where he settled and studied under ""mbira"" master Monderek Muchena for ten years. Eight of these years were spent in Zimbabwe during the Mugabe Regime. During this tumultuous political"
"assumed by Royal licence the surname of de Burgh in lieu of simply Burgh. His grandfather Thomas Burgh was one of the foremost Irish architects of his time, who designed many notable buildings, including Trinity College Library and Dr Steevens' Hospital. His father was comptroller-general and commissioner of the revenue of Ireland, and second cousin of William Downes, who was Lord Chief Justice of Ireland from 1803 to 1822; and his two sisters had married respectively the Chancellor of the Irish Exchequer and the Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer. Ulysses Burgh was born at Dublin on 15 August 1788."
"de Burgh, a Norman in Ireland originally from Burgh Castle, Norfolk. This was initially a success as Cathal Carragh was killed on the Curlew Mountains in battle during 1202. However, while staying at Cong, the ambitious Norman wanted a heavy payment for his services and frustrated, entered into a pact of conspiracy with the sons of Ruadhri Ua Flaithbertaigh to kill Cathal Crobhdearg. This plot was thwarted, however, but it marked the origins of the Burke vs. Connacht conflict in the coming years. In 1315, the Joyce family settled in part of Iar Connacht. They were ultimately of Norman origin"
"Hubert de Burgh (cricketer) Captain Hubert Henry de Burgh, DSO, RN (16 February 1879 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland – 6 October 1960 in Naas) was an Irish cricketer and Officer in the Royal Navy. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland national cricket team, a first-class match against Oxford University in June 1926. Earlier in his life, he played a first-class match in India for a ""Europeans"" team against a Hindus team in February 1906. Commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1893, Hubert de Burgh served in India as Aide de Camp (ADC) to the King"
"were Anthony Head, Diane Davison (Chris de Burgh´s wife) and Miriam Stockley (who also collaborated with Mike Oldfield on the album ""The Millennium Bell"" (1999). The Japanese CD splits the last three tracks differently: All compositions by Chris de Burgh. The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album) The Getaway is singer Chris de Burgh's sixth original album, released on A&M Records in 1982. It was the first studio album of de Burgh's to chart in the UK, following the compilation ""Best Moves"" a year earlier. The album peaked at number 30 in the UK and spent 16 weeks on the chart."
"Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album) Flying Colours is singer Chris de Burgh's ninth studio album, released by A&M Records in 1988. It went straight to number one in the UK on 15 October 1988 and is the only de Burgh album to go to number one on the UK album chart. The single ""Missing You"" taken from the album peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and No. 1 in Ireland in Dec 1988. All tracks composed by Chris de Burgh. The track ""The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)"" was a bonus track on the CD"
"Joris van den Bergh Johannes Antonius Arnoldus 'Joris' van den Bergh (17 February 1882 in Utrecht – 1 July 1953 in the Hague) was a Dutch author and journalist. He is considered a pioneer of Dutch sports journalism. He was a versatile athlete; He did Speedskating, Football and Billiards. His greatest passion, however, was cycling. Up to the age of 40 he was an employee at the Nederlandse Spoorwegen, he wrote sports articles for a number of daily and weekly newspapers, but from the turn of the century he spent his spare time writing about the sports that he exerted."
"BBC and Common Purpose. Chris Bryant was born in Cardiff, Wales to a Scottish mother and a Welsh father. Bryant grew up in Cardiff (where his father worked for five years), Spain for five years in the 1960s (leading to his speaking fluent Spanish), and Cheltenham. He was educated at Cheltenham College, an independent school for boys in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and Mansfield College at the University of Oxford, where he studied English. After completing his first degree, Bryant began his training to be a priest in the Church of England at Ripon College Cuddesdon in Oxfordshire. There, he obtained a"
"William de Burgh (MP) William de Burgh (1741–1808) was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician, theological writer and active campaigner for the abolition of slavery. He was a Member of Parliament for Athy from 1769 to 1776, and supported the campaigns of William Wilberforce against slavery. William Burgh, or de Burgh, was born in 1741 to Thomas Burgh of Bert (1696–1754), Member or Parliament for Lanesborough and landowner in County Kildare, Ireland, and his wife Anne (1709–1801), whom he married in 1731. Anne was the daughter of Dive Downes (1653–1709), Bishop of Cork and Ross and Catherine Fitzgerald, daughter of Robert FitzGerald"
"Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album) Into the Light is the eighth studio album by British-Irish singer Chris de Burgh, released in 1986 by A&M Records. The album is notable for containing what is easily de Burgh's biggest hit, ""The Lady in Red"". The album peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, becoming de Burgh's first studio album to enter the top ten. ""Fatal Hesitation"" was a UK number 44 hit, spending four weeks on the chart. ""Say Goodbye to It All"" was a continuation of the song ""Borderline"" from 1982's ""The Getaway"". Both songs frequently appear"
"in the Oratory of St. Jarlath. John de Burgh (bishop) John de Burgh, or de Burgo, or Burke (1590 – 4 April 1667) was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Clonfert from 1629 to 1647 and Archbishop of Tuam from 1647 to 1667. John de Burgh was a member of the Clanricarde Burkes of County Galway. He and his brother Hugh were taught by a member of the Ó Maolconaire family, from whom they learned very considerable Greek and Latin. John and Hugh left for the continent in 1614, John to Lisbon, Hugh"
"Elizabeth de Burgh Elizabeth de Burgh (c. 1284 – 27 October 1327) was the second wife and the only queen consort of King Robert the Bruce. Elizabeth was born sometime around 1284, probably in Down or Antrim in Ireland. She was the daughter of one of the most powerful Irish nobles of the period, Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster, who was a close friend and ally of Edward I of England. Not much is known about Elizabeth, despite her husband's status as one of the most famous Scottish kings and warriors. As is the case with most"
"Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent (c. 1170 – before 5 May 1243) was Justiciar of England and Ireland and one of the most influential men in England during the reigns of King John (1199–1216) and of his infant son and successor King Henry III (1216–1272). De Burgh's family were minor landholders in Norfolk and Suffolk, from whom he inherited at least four manors. His mother was named Alice, and his father may have been named Walter. He was the younger brother of William de Burgh (d. 1206), the founder of the"
"is promoting out-of-the-box thinking among the young and is abating — if not removing — hatred that's making us all such violent beings,"" he says. Some of his plays are: Cyril Desbruslais Cyril Desbruslais (born 21 December 1940, Calcutta) is an Indian Jesuit priest, Professor of Philosophy at Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, India, and an accomplished playwright. He was born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India, on 21 December 1940. He was named Cyril, after his Dad, just as his sister, born two years later, was named Maisie, after his Mum. Another sister, Marina, was born two years later. She was"