Biography

Dancer, singer, and musician Paul Steven Rutherford was born on December 8, 1959 in Liverpool, England. Rutherford moved to the Cantril Farm District as a child in the 1960's and attended St. Dominic's Roman Catholic school in Huyton with his twin sister. In addition, Paul studied fine art in college. Rutherford performed with the groups The Spitfire Boys, The Opium Eaters, and Hambi & the Dance prior to joining the band Frankie Goes to Hollywood as a backing vocalist in 1980. After Frankie Goes to Hollywood split up in 1987, Paul went on to pursue a solo career. Rutherford's acid house song "Get Real" peaked at #47 on the UK pop radio charts in 1988. Paul released the solo album "Oh World" the following year. The belated follow-up album "The Cowboy Years" was released in 2010. Rutherford lives in New Zealand with his civil union partner Perry.
- IMDb mini biography by: woodyanders

Back up vocalist for the rock band Frankie Goes To Hollywood.