Andy Sears

Andy Sears
Andy Sears
	Andy Sears
Born	Andreas Costa Sears; 16 January 1960 (age 64); Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Andy Sears (born Andreas Costa Sears, 16 January 1960, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, England) is an English musician and vocalist/composer of the band Twelfth Night from November 1983 to December 1986, and again from June 2007 to November 2012.^[1]

Sears co-wrote many songs for Davy Jones of The Monkees during the early 1980s, many of which have been subsequently released in Japan and the US.

He provided all the backing vocals on the album Calibrated Collision Course by Spanish band Galadriel (2008).^[2]

In 2011, he released a limited edition CD of work in progress, Souvenir to coincide with a European Tour as support to Pendragon.

Recently, Sears has garnished critical acclaim for his character portrayal of the villainous 'Lord Henry Jagman' in the musical Alchemy,^[3] by Clive Nolan.

He is currently^[when?] working on his next solo album, The Dragon Inside.

Discography

Solo work

2011: Souvenir

Twelfth Night Albums

Studio

Art and Illusion: October 1984, re-released on CD in 2003 with seven bonus tracks; re-released again on CD in 2010 with 12 bonus tracks
Twelfth Night XII: July 1986, re-released on CD in 2005 with six bonus tracks

Live

MMX: November 2010

Compilations

Collector's Item: 1991, reissued with some different tracks 2001
Voices in the Night: 2007

Archive releases

2005 Corner of the World Tour: live recording from 1985
2005 Live From London: live recording from 1984
2006 Night Vision: live recording from 1984

Singles

June 1986 "Shame" / "Shame(ful mix)": 7" and 12" single
August 1986 "Take a Look (part 4)" / "Blondon Fair" (short version) 7" single
August 1986 "Take a Look (part 4)" / "Blondon Fair" (long version) / "Take a Look" (album version) 12" single

With other artists

The Knife - Black Prince Disclosure - All background harmonies (2004)
Galadriel - Calibrated Collision Course (2008) All background harmonies^[4]
Clive Nolan - Alchemy (2013)^[5]

References

^ Play On, The Official Biography of Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night, 2009
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^ "Home". Alchemythemusical.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Welcome to Galadriel". 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Alchemy The Musical, By Clive Nolan". Alchemythemusical.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[1] Play On, The Official Biography of Twelfth Night, Twelfth Night, 2009

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[3] "Home". Alchemythemusical.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[4] "Welcome to Galadriel". 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[5] "Alchemy The Musical, By Clive Nolan". Alchemythemusical.com. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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