Bryan Ferry

Bryan Ferry

Birthdate
September 26, 1945 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Known For
Acting

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Birthdate
September 26, 1945 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearances. Peter York described Ferry as "an art object" who "should hang in the Tate".

Born to a working-class family, Ferry studied fine art and taught at a secondary school before pursuing a career in music. In 1970 he began to assemble the rock band Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances in London, and took the role of lead singer and main songwriter. The band achieved immediate international success with the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, containing a rich multitude of sounds, which reflected Ferry's interest in exploring different genres of music. Their second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), further cultivated the band's unique sound and visual image that would establish Ferry as a leading cultural icon over the next decade.

Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973 by releasing These Foolish Things, which popularized the concept of a contemporary musician releasing an album covering standard songs and was a drastic departure from his ongoing work with Roxy Music. His second album, Another Time, Another Place (1974), featured as its cover image Ferry posing by a pool in a white dinner jacket and represented one of his most impactful fashion statements. Over the next two years, Roxy Music released a trilogy of albums, Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975), which broadened the band's appeal internationally and saw Ferry take greater interest in the role of a live performer, reinventing himself in stage costumes ranging from gaucho to military uniforms. Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985.

As well as being a prolific songwriter, Ferry has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another Place (1974), Let's Stick Together (1976), Taxi (1993) and As Time Goes By (1999), as well as Dylanesque (2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.

Ferry was born in Washington, County Durham, son of Mary Ann and Frederick Charles Ferry. His parents were working-class: his father was a farm labourer who also looked after pit ponies. He attended Washington Grammar-Technical School (now called Washington Academy) on Spout Lane from 1957. ...

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Bryan Ferry's LGBTQ+ Titles

Breakfast on Pluto
Breakfast on Pluto
Mr. Silky String

Acting (57)

Glastonbury 2014 Bryan Ferry
2025
Twiggy as (archival footage)
2023
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2022
Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2021
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х as Self - singer (archive footage)
2020
МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х as Self - singer (archive footage)
2018
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History as Self (archive footage)
2017
Babylon Berlin as Singer (1 episode)
2017
Glam Rock at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
2015
Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs as Self
2014
Bryan Ferry - Baloise Session 2014 as Self - Vocals
2014
Bryan Ferry - Live at Glastonbury Festival 2014 as Self
2013
Bryan Ferry : Nuits de Fourviere (Live in Lyon) as Self - Vocals
2009
Roxy Music: More Than This - The Story of Roxy Music as Self
2009
Synth Britannia at the BBC as Self
2008
Kings of Glam as Self (archive footage)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show as Self (1 episode)
2007
Concert for Diana as Self
2007
Bryan Ferry Concert at LSO St. Lukes London as Self - Vocal
2007
Seven Ages of Rock as Self (7 episodes)
2007
Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque Live The London Sessions as Self - vocals, harmonica, Farfisa
2006
The One Show as Self (1 episode)
2006
Roxy Music: On The Road Live as Self
2005
Breakfast on Pluto as Mr. Silky String
2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today as Self
2005
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 as self
2004
Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974 as Self (archive footage)
2004
The Culture Show as Self (1 episode)
2002
Bryan Ferry - The Bete Noire Tour 88-89 as Self - Vocal
2002
Roxy Music - Live at the Apollo as Self - vocals
2002
Through the Night with... as Self (1 episode)
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self (2 episodes)
2001
Bryan Ferry : Live in Paris at Le Grand Rex as Self
2001
Roxy Music Musikladen 1973 as Self - vocals
2000
The Filth and the Fury as Self (archive footage)
1999
Rove as Self (1 episode)
1999
TV Total as Self (1 episode)
1998
Die Lotto-Show as Self (1 episode)
1998
Parkinson as Self (1 episode)
1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self (1 episode)
1994
The Danny Baker Show (1 episode)
1992
Morgenmagazin as Self (2 episodes)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self (1 episode)
1987
Seitenblicke as self (2 episodes)
1985
Live Aid as Self
1984
Goldener Löwe as Self (1 episode)
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self (1 episode)
1982
Champs-Elysées as Self - Roxy Music (1 episode)
1980
Petit déjeuner compris as Bryan Ferry du groupe Roxy Music (1 episode)
1979
ABBA in Switzerland as Self - Roxy Music
1978
Young Music Show (1 episode)
1978
The Kenny Everett Video Show as Self (2 episodes)
1978
Roxette as Self (archive footage)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
1973
Eno as Self
1972
Musikladen
1968
Cilla as Self (1 episode)

Production (1)

2002
Bryan Ferry - The Bete Noire Tour 88-89 • Producer
• Producer