Simon Dawbarn

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Simon 'Spike' Dawbarn (born 14 August 1974 in Warrington, England) is a British dancer and pop singer. He was a member of the boyband 911, who had 10 consecutive top ten hits between 1996 and 2000.

Although he attended some dance college afterwards, his education ended at 16 when he couldn't get a grant to go to a London stage school. He had a brief spell as a bricklayer on a building site, a position from which he was sacked. He acquired the nickname 'Spike' because of his hairstyle.

He went on to become a dancer on the late night television show The Hitman and Her. In this role he worked alongside 'talents' such as James Constable and Jason Orange. In 1995 Dawbarn and Constable formed a partnership and teamed up with frontman Lee Brennan to form 911. Their first hit made the British Top 40 charts, subsequent releases rising higher on the charts. Dawbarn choreographed a number of the bands' routines.

Since 911's split in February 2000, Dawbarn has made a career joining the other band members in reunion tours. He is also director of a pop academy youth programme, PopSkool with his fiancee Carol Mounsey, a dancer and choreographer. PopSkool started in his home town of Warrington and has spread across the UK. It teaches afternoon programs in modern dance and vocal training to children between 8 and 16. Dawbarn provides choreographic expertise and voice coaching is provided by Lee Brennan.