Andrew Strong is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Naas, Co Kildare. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments

The Commitments (film)

The Commitments , the soundtrack for the film, was released on 13 Aug 1991. "Mustang Sally" was released as a single. Most of the songs on the album are performed by the cast band, but two are by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh.-Track listing:-Chart positions:-The Commitments, Vol...

, based on the book by Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993....

, having been cast at only 16 years of age with a voice sounding much older. In 1991 he was nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

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Since then, Strong has released a number of albums, including a platinum disc, and toured with artists including The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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, Elton John

Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...

, Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

, Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

 and Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

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Strong does not tour with the official tribute act

The Stars From The Commitments

The Stars From The Commitments is an Irish tribute act based on the fictional band appearing in the 1991 Alan Parker film The Commitments. The band was formed shortly after the release of the film, which itself was based on the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name...

 to the Commitments, although he did perform with the original cast for the 20th anniversary concert in the O2 in Dublin in March 2011.

Strong's infrequent live performances have recently occurred mainly in the United States.

Discography

• 1993, Strong Label: MCA
• 2000, Out of Time Label: CMC
• 2002, Gypsy' Kiss Label: EMI/RecArt Music
• 2005, Greatest Hits Label: Columbia

External links

• Official Andrew Strong website
• Andrew Strong discography at Discogs
  Discogs
  Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...