Tony Mortimer

Anthony Michael Mortimer (lahir 21 Oktober 1970) adalah penyanyi, penulis lagu, dan produser rekaman Inggris dari London. Dia adalah mantan anggota boy band East 17, yang awalnya aktif dari tahun 1991 hingga 1997 dan menjual lebih dari 20 juta rekaman di seluruh dunia. Mortimer menulis satu-satunya singel nomor satu milik band, "Stay Another Day". Mortimer adalah anggota boy band East 17 tahun 1990-an, dan merupakan penulis lagu utama band tersebut. Dengan East 17, Mortimer memiliki tujuh single sepuluh besar dan empat album hit di UK Singles Chart dan UK Albums Chart masing-masing antara tahun 1992 dan 1997. Dia beralih ke penulisan lagu ketika grup tersebut dibubarkan pada tahun 1997, karena liputan media yang negatif setelah sesama anggota Brian Harvey mengatakan bahwa dia telah meminum 12 tablet ekstasi dalam satu malam. Pada tahun 1998, rekan band Mortimer di East 17 secara singkat membentuk kembali grup tanpa dia, dan merilis dua single sebagai E-17. Mereka bubar lagi pada tahun berikutnya. Selama berada di East 17, Mortimer menulis "The Gift of Christmas" milik Childliner yang merupakan singel amal yang menampilkan artis-artis tangga lagu populer lainnya pada saat itu seperti MN8, Backstreet Boys, Peter Andre, Boyzone dan Dannii Minogue. Pada tahun 2010, East 17 dibentuk kembali sebagai tiga bagian (kecuali mantan penyanyi utama, Brian Harvey) dan sedang mencari penyanyi utama baru, posisi yang diisi pada tahun 2011 oleh Blair Dreelan. Mereka merilis singel "Rahasia Hidupku" dari album yang diproyeksikan Diisi Ulang tetapi Dreelan keluar dari band karena kewajiban kontrak untuk tidak berkontribusi pada East 17, sementara dia masih terhubung dengan grup musik sebelumnya. Band ini membatalkan album tersebut dan pada tahun 2012 merilis rekaman baru, Dark Light, dengan Mortimer sebagai vokalis utama. Grup ini melakukan tur Eropa sepanjang tahun 2011 dan awal tahun 2012. Pada bulan Juni 2012 mereka kembali ke Australia untuk pertama kalinya dalam lebih dari 15 tahun. Dua single dirilis dari Dark Light; "I Can't Get You Off my Mind" dan "Friday Night", sedangkan singel ketiga, "Counting Clouds", dijadwalkan dirilis pada Juli 2012. Mortimer melanjutkan sebagai produser rekaman sejak 1997, dari studionya di Essex, serta merekam lagu-lagunya sendiri termasuk single "N Toxyc 8". Mortimer juga mengelola band-band, termasuk girl grup Urban Angel, yang anggotanya termasuk Roxanne Pallett, yang menulis beberapa lagu grup. Band ini bubar setelah Pallett memenangkan peran dalam sinetron ITV Emmerdale. Mortimer muncul di Never Mind the Buzzcocks di Musim 19 di Episode 3. Dia berkompetisi di serial Winter Wipeout BBC pada Maret 2012 dan menempati posisi kedua, di depan mantan bintang Coronation Street Steven Arnold, tetapi di belakang pemenang Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards. Pada bulan Desember 2012, Mortimer muncul sebagai panelis di acara Channel 5 The Wright Stuff dan sekali lagi pada bulan Juni 2013. pada 17 Juni 2013 ia merilis album solo debutnya Songs from the Suitcase. Pada awal tahun 2014, Mortimer berangkat dari East 17 untuk lebih fokus pada karir solonya. Pada bulan Desember 2019, Mortimer merilis versi rekaman ulang 'Stay Another Day' bersama Waltham Forest Youth Choir, untuk mengumpulkan uang bagi badan amal kesehatan mental CALM. ... Sumber: Artikel "Tony Mortimer" dari Wikipedia dalam bahasa Inggris, berlisensi CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Anthony Michael Mortimer (born 21 October 1970) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from London. He is a former member of the boy band East 17, who were originally active from 1991 to 1997 and sold over 20 million records worldwide. Mortimer wrote the band's only number-one single, "Stay Another Day". Mortimer was a member of the 1990s boy band East 17, and was the band's primary songwriter. With East 17, Mortimer had seven top ten singles and four hit albums on the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart respectively between 1992 and 1997. He turned to songwriting when the group disbanded in 1997, due to negative media coverage after fellow member Brian Harvey said that he had taken 12 ecstasy tablets in one night. In 1998, Mortimer's East 17 bandmates briefly re-formed the group without him, and released two singles as E-17. They disbanded again the following year. During his time in East 17, Mortimer wrote the Childliners "The Gift of Christmas" which was a charity single featuring other popular chart acts at the time such as MN8, Backstreet Boys, Peter Andre, Boyzone and Dannii Minogue among others. In 2010, East 17 re-formed as a three piece (minus former lead singer, Brian Harvey) and were seeking a new lead singer, a position filled in 2011 by Blair Dreelan. They released the single "Secret of My Life" from the projected album Recharged but Dreelan left the band due to a contractual obligation not to contribute to East 17, while he was still connected with his previous musical group. The band scrapped the album and in 2012 released the newly recorded, Dark Light, with Mortimer in place as the lead vocalist. The group toured Europe throughout 2011 and in early 2012. In June 2012 they returned to Australia for the first time in over 15 years. Two singles were released from Dark Light; "I Can't Get You Off my Mind" and "Friday Night", whilst a third single, "Counting Clouds", was due for release in July 2012. Mortimer has continued as a record producer since 1997, from his studio in Essex, as well as recording his own songs including the single "N Toxyc 8". Mortimer has also managed bands, including girl group Urban Angel, whose members included Roxanne Pallett, who wrote some of the group's songs. The band broke up after Pallett won a role in ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Mortimer appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in Season 19 on Episode 3. He competed in the BBC's Winter Wipeout series in March 2012 and finished second, ahead of former Coronation Street star Steven Arnold, but behind the winner Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards. In December 2012, Mortimer appeared as a panellist on Channel 5 show The Wright Stuff and again in June 2013. on 17 June 2013 he released his debut solo album Songs from the Suitcase. In early 2014, Mortimer departed from East 17 to focus more on his solo career. In December 2019, Mortimer released a re-recorded version of ‘Stay Another Day’ with the Waltham Forest Youth Choir, to raise money for mental health charity CALM. ... Source: Article "Tony Mortimer" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.