Umculi waseBrithani uChris Norman wajabulela ukuthandwa okukhulu ngeminyaka yawo-1970 lapho ecula njengomculi weqembu elidumile iSmokie.
Izingoma eziningi zisaqhubeka nokuzwakala kuze kube yilolu suku, zisadingeka phakathi kwabancane nabadala. Ngawo-1980, umculi wanquma ukuphishekela umsebenzi wakhe yedwa.
Izingoma zakhe ethi Stumblin’ In, What Can I Do nethi I’ll Meet You At Midnigth zisazwakala eziteshini zomsakazo ezidumile.
Ubuntwana kanye nempilo yokuqala kaChris Norman
Umculi wesikhathi esizayo wazalwa ngo-Okthoba 25, 1950 eNyakatho yeNgilandi, eYorkshire.
Umndeni kaChristopher Ward Norman wawunobuciko kakhulu - ugogo nomkhulu wakhe ebusheni badlala ngezingoma zomculo kulo lonke elaseNgilandi, unina wayengumculi wemidlalo yaseshashalazini ezifundazweni, futhi uyise wenza imidanso ehlanganisweni yamahlaya edumile ngaleso sikhathi i-Four Jokers eYurophu.
Lapho abazali beqaphela ukuthi ingane yabo inesithakazelo esijulile emculweni, baqala ukumsiza, nakuba babeqonda ukuthi kunzima kangakanani ukuphila komculi. Lapho uChris omncane eneminyaka engu-7 ubudala, uyise wanquma ukumthengela isiginci, ngoba ngaleso sikhathi umfana wayenake i-rock and roll.
Ngaleso sikhathi, umculi osefisa wahamba kakhulu nabazali bakhe abajikelezayo futhi wazama ukudlala umculo wezithombe zakhe - uPresley noDonegan.
Ngemva kokushintsha izikole eziningana phakathi nohambo lwakhe, uChristopher wagcina e-Bradford Catholic Boys' School e-1962, lapho ahlangana khona neqembu lakhe le-Smokie lesikhathi esizayo. Kwakungu-Alan Silson noTerry Uttley.
Ngalesi sikhathi, u-Bob Dylan, i-Rolling Stones futhi, yebo, i-Beatles yaba izithixo zentsha. Izinsizwa zazihlangana njalo zidlale iziginci. Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, uRon Kelly wabajoyina njengomshayi wesigubhu, futhi ngemva kwalokho kwahlelwa iqembu labo lokuqala.
Ngemva kweminyaka emithathu, uChris Norman osemusha, owayethatheke ngokweqile umculo, wayeka isikole. Uyise akazange aneliseke ngaleli qiniso futhi wafuna ukuba le nsizwa iqale ifundele umsebenzi othile.
Ngokuhambisana nezifundo zomculo, uChris waba nethuba lokusebenza njengomlayishi, i-ejenti yokuthengisa, nesisebenzi efektri yengilazi.
Ubuciko bomculi
Ngemva kokuqeda isikole, kwaqala ukusebenza kanzima. Abaculi babedlala ezindaweni zokucima ukoma nama-nightclub, okokuqala eYorkshire, kwase kuba nakwamanye amadolobha ezwe.
Imali engenayo ekuqaleni yayingokomfanekiso, kodwa lokhu akuzange kubethuse abantu abasha. Ngaphambi kokuguqukela eqenjini le-Smokie, leli qembu lashintsha amagama amaningana: I-Yen, i-Long Side Down, i-Sphynx ne-Essence.
Abaculi baqinisekisa ukuthi isibongo saleli qembu sixhumene nezwi lomculi, elihoshozayo, elifana nelikagwayi.
Esigabeni sokuqala sendlela yokudala, umphakathi wasabela kahle eqenjini likaSmokie, kodwa lokhu akuzange kuvimbe abaculi abanenkani. Ukuthuthukisa izingoma zabo nokubamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni zomculo ezehlukene, bakwazile ukudonsa amehlo.
Kancane kancane, udumo lweqembu lwadlula eNgilandi. Leli qembu belaziwa e-Europe nase-USA. Kamuva, abaculi baba nohambo lwekhonsathi oluyimpumelelo bezungeza i-Australia.
Ngo-1978, lapho ibhendi isezingeni eliphezulu lodumo lwalo, kwakhululwa I-albhamu yaseMontreux, eyathola ukuthandwa okumangalisayo.
Khona-ke uNorman wanquma umsebenzi owodwa. Ukusebenza kokuqala ngokwehlukana kweqembu kwakuyi-duet noSuzi Quatro.
Phakathi nomlando wokuba khona kwayo, iqembu le-Smokie laqopha izingoma ezingashadile ezingu-24 ezaziwa kakhulu namarekhodi angu-9. Ngemva kokuhamba kukaNorman, abaculi bacishe bayeka ukucula ndawonye. Manje leli qembu libuthana kuyaqabukela lihlanganela amakhonsathi ahlelwe ngokukhethekile.
Ngo-1986, umsunguli we-Modern Talking, umculi waseJalimane u-Dieter Bohlen, wakhiqiza isiqeshana sevidiyo sengoma ethi Midnight Lady, eyafaka umfutho emsebenzini kaNorman wokucula yedwa.
Eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-30 yomsebenzi wokudala, umculi ukhiphe ama-albhamu angaphezu kwama-20. Umculi onethalente akagcinanga lapho. Uqhubekile nokwenza ngempumelelo futhi wakhipha ama-disc amasha.
Impilo yomuntu siqu kaChris Norman
Phakathi nomsebenzi wokudala kaChris Norman, eduze kwakhe umnyuziyamu wakhe, uLinda McKenzie, ngenxa yokuthi imisebenzi yeqembu le-Smokie kanye nomculi ngokwakhe yaphumelela ngendlela emangalisayo. Bahlangana futhi bathandana ngesikhathi lapho iqembu elingaziwa liqala indlela yalo yokudala.
Ngokumangazayo, ubunzima bempilo yokuvakasha abuzange bubesabe, kodwa kwahlanganisa nombhangqwana osemusha nakakhulu. ULinda (njengomdwebi wesitayela weqembu) kwadingeka achithe isikhathi esiningi ohambweni.
Kamuva, esekhathele ukuphila kokuzulazula, wanquma ukubuyela ezweni lakubo e-Elgin futhi wathola umsebenzi wokuba unobhala kwenye yezinhlangano zendawo. Ngokumangalisayo, lokhu akuzange kuphazamise ubuhlobo noChris.
Lo mculi ubelokhu ethintana nentombi yakhe uma engekho, futhi ibihlale ilinde ukubuya kwayo. ULinda noChris bashada ngo-1970.
Sebeneminyaka engu-40 bendawonye, kodwa ubudlelwano balo mbhangqwana omangalisayo buyaqhubeka bufana njengoba babunjalo eminyakeni eminingi edlule. Unkosikazi othandekayo wanikeza uChris Norman izingane ezinhlanu.
Chris Norman namuhla
Kule minyaka engamashumi amabili edlule, lo mbhangqwana ubuchitha isikhathi esiqhingini esincane. Izingane zabo nabazukulu nabo bahlala khona. Umculi odumile uyaqhubeka nokusebenza kanzima - ngo-2017, kwakhululwa enye into entsha ethi Don't Knock The Rock. Ngo-2018, kwavakashelwa amadolobha aseYurophu, umculi wavakashela eRussia.
