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Bobby Crush (born 1954[1]) is an English pianist.

Crush first came to public attention after making six winning appearances on Hughie Green's British ITV talent show, Opportunity Knocks, in the early 1970s.[2] He received the Variety Club of Great Britain award for 'Best New Artist' in 1972.[2]

In 1980 Crush wrote "Orville's Song" ("I Wish I Could Fly") for ventriloquist Keith Harris. This peaked at number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1983. Crush headlined the 1986 tour of "The Rocky Horror Show as "Dr. Frank N. Furter".

Crush presented the daytime ITV game show Sounds Like Music between 1989 and 1991.

Crush came out as gay in an interview with Gay Times in 2007.[3] During early summer 2007, Crush appeared on North Pier, Blackpool in his Liberace tribute show, Liberace - Live From Las Vegas.

References

  1. ^ "Crush, Bobby", Film & TV Database (British Film Institute), http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/249821, retrieved 2007-10-25  
  2. ^ a b "Bobby Crush biography". garyparkes.org. http://www.garyparkes.com/pianists/bobby_crush.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-30.  
  3. ^ Buckley, Bill, "At Home with Bobby Crush", Gay Times  

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