Sam Blue

Sam Blue (born Simon Blewitt 1959 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) (also known as Sam Blewitt) is an English hard rock singer, who has been part of the bands Emerson, Axis, L. A. Secrets, Paul Samson's Empire, Ya Ya, Ultravox, GTS, and Burns Blue. He works in the UK and Europe as a session singer, performing and collaborating with many artists including The Streets, Dizzee Rascal, Braund Reynolds, The Young Punx, Phonat, Urban Myth, Avicci, Otto Knows, Madness. Had Top 40 single in 2006 with Baywatch theme - I'll be Ready (Naughty Boy/Phat Beach) Also worked in artist manager at Plan C Management with Christian Ulf-Hansen. The company's artists included the singer-songwriter, Tobias Fröberg (Sweden); & Kathryn Williams.

In the 1980s sang with the bands Emerson (one single on Neat Records) LA Secrets, Paul Samson's Empire, Ya Ya (who released one album on WEA/Warner Bros 1988) In 1993 was asked to join the new version of Ultravox led by Billy Currie and included Vinny Burns, Tony Holmes and Gary Williams. After standing in for a previous singer on some shows, Blue was asked to join. He co-wrote the Ingenuity album with Currie and Burns. One other live album was released. Blue then collaborated on Vinny Burns solo album 'the journey'. With Burns and Gary Hughes. The next collaboration with Burns was the Burns Blue album 'What if', with Pete Jupp and Bob Skeat. Arguably his most famous work, credited as Sam Blewitt, on The Streets' chart-topping single "Dry Your Eyes". He also entered the UK finals for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1996 (as part of the duo Esseness with the song "I Never Knew") and in 1997 (as a solo artist with the song "For The Life You Don't Yet Know"), both of which involved prime-time performances on BBC One. He had previously made it to the 1990 "Eurovision Song Contest" as a backing vocalist for Emma singing "Give a little love back to the world"

Blue reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart in 2006, with the Phat Beach / Naughty Boy version of the Baywatch theme, "I'll Be Ready". He also sang on the tsunami relief record for Mike Read and producer Steve Levine.

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