Mal Ryder
Appearance
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Birth name | Paul Bradley Couling |
Born | Llanfrenchfa, Wales, United Kingdom | 27 February 1944
Genres | Beat |
Occupation | Singer |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1962–present |
Labels | Pye, RCA Victor, Carosello, Ricordi, Baby Records |
Spouse | Renata Maialetti |
Website | www |
Paul Bradley Couling (born 27 February 1944 in Llanfrechfa, Wales), known by his stage name Mal Ryder or simply Mal, is a British singer who achieved popularity in Italy in the late 1960s, singing with his band Mal and the Primitives.[1] In 1989 he became a naturalized Italian citizen.[2] One of his biggest hits was the Italian theme of the TV series Fury. Mal lives in Pordenone.
Personal life
[edit]Mal is married to Renata and has a son, Kevin, and a daughter, Karen; born in a Protestant family, he considers himself an atheist.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Dominic, Serene (2010). Burt Bacharach: Song by Song. New York and London: Schirmer Trade Books. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85712-259-9.
The Italian pop groups I Corvi and Mal and the Primitives ('Mal' actually being British expatriate Paul Bradley Couling) managed to transmute 'my wild beautiful bird' into 'a little baby doll' (bambolina), but perhaps the oddest cover version of ...
- ^ "Mal". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ Giordano, Lucio (11 October 2024). "Ho sempre tanti dubbi su di Lui, ma invidio chi ha fede". Dipiù (in Italian). No. 40. pp. 78–81.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Mal Ryder and the Spirits at California Ballroom
- The Primitives home page