Simon Fisher Turner

Simon Fisher Turner

Infobox musical artist
Name = Simon Fisher-Turner
Background = solo_singer


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Born = birth date and age|1954|11|21
Origin = Dover, England, United Kingdom
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Genre = Indie pop
Occupation = Musician
Instrument = Guitar
Vocals

Associated_acts = The King of Luxembourg, Loveletter, Bad Dream Fancy Dress

Simon Turner, born November 21, 1954, in Dover, Kent, is an English musician, songwriter, composer and actor.

After portraying Ned East in the 1971 TV adaptation of Tom Brown's School Days and other roles in films such as The Adventures of Black Beauty, Simon Turner quickly rose to fame as British teen star thanks to his mentor Jonathan King who released his first album in 1973. He appeared on several magazine covers but fame declined by the end of the 1970s. In the 1980s, he released several singles on el records as The King of Luxembourg, many of them having been given airplay by BBC Radio DJ John Peel. In 1990 he released an album on Creation Records.

In the 1980s Simon Turner started to record film sountracks, most notably for Derek Jarman's Caravaggio. He also composed the complete score for William Eggleston in the Real World as well as for David Lynch produced film Nadja. Many of his soundtracks were released on CD.

He occasionally works as actor. He portrayed Dr. Gilbert in the Oscar nominated movie The End of the Affair.

Simon Turner continues to record albums for Mute Records as Simon Fisher-Turner. He lives with his wife and daughter in London.

Filmography

* Hana wo tsumu shôjo to mushi wo korosu shôjo (2000)
* The End of the Affair (1999)
* The Croupier (1998)
* The Party: Nature Morte (1991)
* Caravaggio (1986)
* Neptune's Children (1985) TV series
* Lillie (1978) (mini) TV mini-series
* The Big Sleep (1978)
* Kim & Co. (1975) TV series
* Village Hall (1974) TV series
* Who Killed Lamb? (1974) (TV)
* The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972)
* The Long Chase (13 episodes, 1972)
* The Intruder (1972) TV series
* Tom Brown's Schooldays (1971) (mini) TV mini-series

Discography (as Simon Turner)

* Simon Turner (UK Records) (1973)
* Simon Turner (Creation Records) (1990)
* Sex Appeal (1992)
* The Many Moods of Simon Turner (1993)
* Revox (1993)

Discography (as The King of Luxembourg)

* Sir/Royal Bastard (1988)
* Sex Appeal (1992)
* Sweets of Japan (Felicite Records) (2003)

Discography (as Simon Fisher Turner)

* The Bone of Desire (1985)
* Caravaggio Original Soundtrack (1986/1995)
* The Last of England Original Soundtrack (1987)
* Melancholia Soundtrack (1989)
* Edward II Original Soundtrack (1991)
* The Garden Original Soundtrack (1991)
* I've Heard the Ammonite Murmur (1992)
* Blue (1994)
* Live Blue Roma (The Archaeology of Sound) (1995)
* Nadja (1995)
* Shwarma (1996)
* Loaded Original Soundtrack (1996)
* Still, Moving, Light (1999)
* Oh Venus (1999)
* Eyes Open (1999)
* Travelcard (2000)
* Riviera Faithful (2002)
* Swift (2002)
* Lana Lara Lata (2007)

Film Music not released on CD (selection)

* A Song of Love
* I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
* The Garden (film)
* William Eggleston in the Real World

Trivia

* He was one of Britt Ekland's "Toy Boys", having a relationship with her in 1973.
* He was driving the tour bus and playing bass guitar during the Adam and The Ants European Tour 1979.
* In 2002 he was a visiting professor at Braunschweig School of Art.

External links

* [http://www.simonfisherturner.com/ SFT site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0279842/ iMDB: SFT]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Simon+Fisher+Turner Discogs: SFT]
* [http://www.mute.com/artists/publicArtistLoad.do?id=974&forward=longBio Mute: SFT]
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/simon-fisher-turner-angelic-conversation-585211.html "Independen" on SFT (10/2003)]
* [http://documentaryevidence.co.uk/simonfisherturner7.htm Interview]



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