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Murray Seafield Saint-George Head (born 5 March 1946)〔(Allmusic biography )〕 is an English actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" (from the 1970 rock opera ''Jesus Christ Superstar'') and "One Night in Bangkok" (the 1985 single from the musical ''Chess'', which topped the charts in various countries), and for his 1975 album ''Say It Ain't So''. He has been involved in several projects since the 1960s and continues to record music, perform concerts and make appearances on television either as himself or as a character actor. ==Life and career== Murray Head was born in London〔(80smusiclyrics.com biography – accessed February 2008 )〕 to Seafield Laurence Stewart Murray Head (1919 – 22 March 2009), a documentary filmmaker and a founder of Verity Films, and Helen Shingler, an actress.〔(IMDb mini-biography and database )〕 (Helen played Mme Maigret alongside Rupert Davies in the BBC's 1960s television adaptation of the ''Maigret'' novels written by Georges Simenon). His younger brother is ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' star Anthony Head. Head was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in South Kensington, London and Hampton School in Hampton, London. Head began writing songs as a child, and by the mid-1960s he had a London-based recording contract. He had limited success, until asked by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber to play Judas Iscariot on the original concept album version of ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', which, with the Trinidad Singers, yielded the song "Superstar" which peaked at No. 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1971. He made his film debut in ''The Family Way'' (1966), which featured Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett and John Mills in the leading roles.〔 Head won a leading role in the Oscar-nominated film ''Sunday Bloody Sunday'' (1971), alongside Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson.〔 Despite these successes, he received little public attention in the next ten years (except for his single release, "Say It Ain't So, Joe" in 1975, which has been covered by The Who's lead vocalist, Roger Daltrey, among others, including The Hollies).〔 In 1973, he appeared in a radio drama, ''The Fourth Tower of Inverness''. In 1979, Head appeared in the miniseries ''Prince Regent'' and the final episode of the ITV program ''Return of the Saint''. Head reappeared in the spotlight in 1984 as the American on the concept album for the musical ''Chess''. The song "One Night in Bangkok" featured Head on lead vocal. It became the last significant Broadway/West End number to be a hit on American and German radio up until "No Matter What" by Boyzone in 1996. "One Night in Bangkok" was a success in both Europe and North America.〔 Head performed the role of world chess champion Frederick "Freddie" Trumper in the London West End stage production of ''Chess'' that premiered on 14 May 1986. The show ran in London until 8 April 1989; during its run, Head departed with vocal strain. After that, Head had little recording success in the UK or the United States. This fact would later be underscored in a radio segment featured on ''The Kevin and Bean Show'' on Los Angeles's KROQ FM, in which the hosts would phone Head in the morning to find out "What's Up with Murray Head?" Fluent in French, he has released a number of albums in that language. The song "Une femme un homme", a duet with Marie Carmen, released in 1993 became a radio hit in French-speaking Canada. In 1999, Head co-wrote the screenplay to ''Les Enfants du Siècle''.〔 He has appeared on television in the UK on ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', ''North Square'' and ''Judge John Deed''. He also played an artist, and love interest of Gina Ward, called Jack Hollins on ITV's ''Heartbeat'' from 2005–06. On 15 March 2010 he appeared in the BBC drama ''Doctors'' playing a pop singer, Pete Perry, trying to make a comeback, in which Head sang Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain". In Canada, he was part of the cast of the 2002 television mini-series ''Music-Hall'', which played on the Radio-Canada network. Head appeared on the album cover of The Smiths' compilation album ''Stop Me'', taken from a still of the film ''The Family Way''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murray Head」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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