| Brian Harvey | |
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Brian Harvey in concert, December 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brian Lee Harvey |
| Born | 8 August 1974 |
| Origin | Walthamstow, London, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Associated acts | East 17 Tony Mortimer John Hendy Terry Coldwell |
Brian Harvey (born Brian Lee Harvey, 8 August 1974) is an English musician and formerly lead singer of pop band East 17.
Harvey was born in Walthamstow, London, and attended Sir George Monoux School from 1988-90.
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Harvey was initially slated to be a backup singer and dancer for East 17, but during the initial recording session he was heard singing along by the recording staff and was promptly instated as the lead singer of the band.
Harvey's vocal style emulated R&B and New Jack Swing vocalists from the U.S. His vocals put him into a position of the band's frontman, or main member, which was shared with the band's creator, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper and singer Tony Mortimer.
Throughout the course of the band's career the two leads had many disagreements, from how to vocalise songs to their behaviour in public. This tore the band between spiritual pop/hip-hop (Mortimer's writing influence) and R&B (the other band members) which would eventually lead to Mortimer leaving the band and Harvey becoming the only lead singer.
Harvey was sacked from the band after making comments in a radio interview that appeared to condone the use of the drug ecstasy. He eventually rejoined the band under the rebranded name of E-17.[1]
After E-17, Brian Harvey signed to Edel Records as a solo artist, and like Tom Jones was a UK musician who collaborated with Wyclef Jean and his Refugee Allstars production set-up.
On 17 March 2007, Harvey performed a song entitled "I Can" for Making Your Mind Up, the UK's national final for the Eurovision Song Contest. The song was written by singer Conner Reeves. Harvey was eliminated after the first round of voting and the eventual winners were Scooch.[2]
He was married to dancer Tash Carnegie with whom he has a daughter, Teigan Harvey. During the early 1990s, he was in a relationship with the EastEnders actress Daniella Westbrook.[1]
On 12 December 2001, he required reconstructive surgery after being attacked with a knife in a club car park in Nottingham.[1]
In May 2005, after being diagnosed with clinical depression, Harvey was hospitalised after an alleged suicide attempt. [1] On 31 May 2005, he was readmitted to hospital in a critical condition after falling under the wheels of his Mercedes-Benz.[3][4] A documentary about Harvey's attempts to rekindle his music career, and recovery from his accident, was aired on BBC Television on 13 December 2005.
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