John McInerney

John McInerney
Background information
Birth name	John Edward McInerney
Born	(1957-09-07) 7 September 1957 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Genres	Euro disco, Hi-NRG, dance-pop, Eurodance, discofox, synthpop
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, composer, leader of Bad Boys Blue
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Coconut, Intercord, Bros Music, Koch Universal
Associated acts	Modern Talking, C. C. Catch, Dieter Bohlen
Website	www.badboysblue.eu

John Edward McInerney (born 7 September 1957 in Liverpool, United Kingdom)^[1] is a British-German singer, songwriter, and the front man of the band Bad Boys Blue. He is the only band member from the original line-up of the group still performing.

Early years

John McInerney was born in Liverpool, UK in 1957. He was interested in music since his childhood and once even appeared on the British television performing "She Loves You" by The Beatles.^[2] John's mother Agnes died when he was four and a half years old, leaving him and his younger brother to be brought up by their grandmother. When he was 15 years old, John played on the junior team of a local football club. Having graduated from school, John worked as a stockbroker, and in 1979 he decided to move to Germany.

He married in 1985 and has two sons Ryan Nathan (born in 1989) and Wayne (born in 1992), and one daughter.^[2] He owns several pubs in Cologne.^[3]

Bad Boys Blue

Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer Tony Hendrik and his lyricist wife Karin van Haaren.^[4][5] The original trio was composed of John McInerney, Jamaican Trevor "Supa T" Taylor (the original lead vocalist), and American Andrew Thomas.^[4]

The producers looked for band members in London, but they were eventually referred to Andrew Thomas who lived in Cologne. Andrew referred Trevor, and he in turn invited John.^[6]

After joining the group, McInerney initially sang mostly in the chorus—being in the shadow of the first lead singer at that time, Trevor Taylor. In 1987, the situation changed when John sang "Come Back And Stay", which became a big hit. From that moment, John gradually began singing more lead parts, and Trevor's voice became gradually less present. After the departure of Taylor in 1989, McInerney has sung almost all the songs of the band. In January 2005, he ended his long-time collaboration with Andrew Thomas. Over the last few years, he has lived in Poland.

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