- Born
- Birth nameMichael James Hucknall
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Mick Hucknall sang in a punk band called the Frantic Elevators, who released four singles, all of which failed to chart. They disbanded in 1982 and Hucknall formed a more successful venture, Simply Red, in 1984. Their first single, a cover of the Valentine Brothers' "Money's Too Tight (to Mention)", was a no. 13 hit in 1985. But the band's next three singles, which included a recording of "Holding Back the Years" (originally a single by the Frantic Elevators), all failed to get into the top 40 and it looked like Simply Red might fail to make much of a mark. But in 1986, "Holding Back the Years" was re-issued, got radio airplay and reached the no. 2 position on the UK chart (and topped the chart in the USA). This song, and many more hit singles, established Simply Red as a white soul act. However, they had to wait until 1995 for their first UK number one, "Fairground".
Hucknall is a prominent supporter of Britain's Labour Party (the band's 1992 hit "Your Mirror" was a condemnation of the Conservative government of the time) and he sings occasionally on Michael Parkinson's BBC chat show.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseGabrielle Wilke-Wesberry(May 25, 2010 - present) (1 child)
- Extensive vocal range and memorable phrasing
- Curly red hair
- He has admitted that his band's name, Simply Red, is a tribute to his love of Manchester United, which he has supported since childhood.
- He is said to be worth £30,000,000.
- Before Simply Red, Hucknall sang in a punk band.
- He is a long-time Labour Party supporter.
- He wanted to buy Manchester United football club in 1998.
- Like many artists, my deal meant I paid for the cost of recording the music. I paid for the marketing. I don't know any other business where you pay for something and then someone else owns it.
- I was listening to the Beatles as well, which you weren't allowed to if you were a punk. So I never quite fitted in.
- I've read some amazingly derogatory things about me over the years and I've sat there and thought: if you replaced "ginger" with "black" or even "Asian", you'd be up in front of a judge.
- Celebrity is a fascination with a fake plastic image.
- We've bred this generation of young people who just want to be famous.
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