Biography
Finley Quaye (born 25 March 1974, Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scottish musician. He won the 1997 Mobo Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist. His debut album, Maverick a Strike, a fusion of many styles including reggae and soul, was a commercial success and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.
Quaye made a solo recording contract with Polydor Records and moved to New York City. He began working with Epic/Sony unlawfully while he was still signed to Polydor, and in late 1997 he reached the UK Top 20 twice, with “Sunday Shining” and “Even After All”. His reputation was established by Maverick a Strike, released in September 1997. It went gold less than three weeks later, and led directly to the BRIT Award victory. The album is now certified 2× platinum in the UK. In 1998, Quaye recorded… and produced George Gershwin's “It Ain't Necessarily So” for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to George Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness.
Two more albums were released on Epic, Vanguard (2000) and Much More Than Much Love (2004). “Spiritualized” became his last single to score a top 40 landing in the UK chart when it was released in September 2000, reaching number 26. In 2004 the single “Dice” was released in collaboration with William Orbit and featuring Beth Orton. The song featured in Fox Network's The OC and on the season 1 soundtrack, becoming a minor hit.
He released the EP Pound for Pound with Intune Records in 2008, with Norman Grant of the Twinkle Brothers featuring Sly Dunbar and Lloyd Parks.
Three albums were made between 2019 and 2023 but also removed from distribution and outlets because of lack of recognition, interest or support in the United kingdom in terms of live agents, labels and publishers. This was the sole reason for the removal of the material.
1Discography
| Artist | Title | Year | Format | Classification | Gem, favourite, must-listen | |
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 | Finley Quaye | Vanguard | © & ℗2000 | CD Album, Stereo | Reggae / Ska |
12Songs
| Song | Year | Records |
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| British Air Rage | 2000 |
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| Broadcast | 2000 |
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| Burning | 2000 |
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| Calendar | 2000 |
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| Chad Valley | 2000 |
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| Everybody Knows | 2000 |
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| Feeling Blue | 2000 |
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| Hey Now | 2000 |
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| Spiritualized | 2000 |
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| The Emperor | 2000 |
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| When I Burn Off In The Distance | 2000 |
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| White Paper | 2000 |
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