Andy McCluskey
Actor
Born June 24, 1959 in Heswall, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
George Andrew McCluskey (born 24 June 1959) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded alongside keyboardist Paul Humphreys in 1978: McCluskey has been the group's sole constant member. He has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. McCluskey is noted for his frenetic onstage "Trainee Teacher Dance". McCluskey also founded the pop girl group Atomic Kitten, for whom he served as a principal songwriter and record producer, and has collaborated with various acts. His work has received nominations at the Ivor Novello, Grammy and Brit Awards, and has topped charts in the UK and internationally.
Filmography
Synthesized
CFNY: The Spirit of Radio
Self
Bauhaus Staircase OMD ARTefact
Lead singer and songwriter
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Live Architecture & Morality and More
Lead Vocals
Messages: OMD Greatest Hits
OMD: Live - Architecture & Morality & More
Lead Vocals
OMD: Souvenir
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Panellist
Taratata
Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
For the Greater Good
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: Crush - The Movie
Himself
OMD - Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Lead Vocals and Bass