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Curt Smith

1961 - Today

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Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the co-lead vocalist, bassist, and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith has co-written several of the band's songs, and sings lead vocals on the hits "Mad World", "Pale Shelter", "Change", "Shout", "The Way You Are", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", and "Advice for the Young at Heart". After his departure from Tears for Fears in 1991, Smith pursued a solo career and released his debut studio album, Soul on Board, in 1993. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Curt Smith is the 1,717th most popular singer (down from 1,444th in 2024), the 4,716th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,853rd in 2019) and the 180th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Curt Smith ranks 1,717 out of 4,381. Before her are Clementina de Jesus, Bizarre, Birthe Kjær, Ellen Greene, Alma Cogan, and Heather Harper. After her are Edwin Starr, Jenni Rivera, Diomedes Díaz, Alessia Cara, Finn Kalvik, and Carlos Mendes.

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Among people born in 1961, Curt Smith ranks 377. Before her are Atsushi Natori, Javed Iqbal, Tonči Gabrić, Kim Jong Yang, Wally Pfister, and Brit Pettersen. After her are Lolita Davidovich, Kent Beck, Simone Young, Latifa, Aldo Costa, and Howard Lutnick.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Curt Smith ranks 4,717 out of 8,785. Before her are Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393), Alma Cogan (1932), Heather Harper (1930), Stan Mortensen (1921), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), and Joanna Pettet (1942). After her are Humphrey Carpenter (1946), Dru Drury (1725), Thomas Brisbane (1773), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Christian Coulson (1978), and Lancelot Hogben (1895).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Curt Smith ranks 180. Before her are Barney Greenway (1969), Alex Kapranos (1972), Amy Macdonald (1987), Allan Clarke (1942), Alma Cogan (1932), and Heather Harper (1930). After her are Bryn Terfel (1965), Jim Kerr (1959), Joe Elliott (1959), Richard Thompson (1949), Sam Brown (1964), and Clodagh Rodgers (1947).

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