Brian Mannix
Australian rock music singer and actor (born 1961)
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::summary Australian rock music singer and actor (born 1961) ::
Brian Mannix (born 7 October 1961 in Melbourne) is an Australian rock music singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of 1980s band Uncanny X-Men. He was a regular on television quiz show Spicks and Specks.
Career
1981–1987: Uncanny X-Men
Main article: Uncanny X-Men (band)
From 1981 to 1987, Mannix was the lead singer of Australian band Uncanny X-Men. The band released two top twenty albums, 'Cos Life Hurts and What You Give Is What You Get. The group disbanded in 1987, however continue to do occasional appearances, such as the Countdown Spectacular in 2006.
In 1986, Mannix made his acting debut as Max in The Flying Doctors.
1988–present: solo career
In 1990, Mannix released his debut studio album, preceded by single "Beautiful People". In 1993, Mannix appeared in the guest role of Connor Cleary in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
In 2006, Mannix was part of the Absolutely 80's tour which played at venues around Australia and features other popular eighties stars and bands such as Boom Crash Opera, Kids in the Kitchen, The Black Sorrows, The Choirboys and Wa Wa Nee. The tour continued through to 2018.
In September 2006, he performed at the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
In 2012, Mannix appeared as a contestant the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars, placing fifth.
In 2016, Mannix was cast as "Buddy", in the stage musical We Will Rock You.
Discography
Albums
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| Title | Details | Brian Mannix | Brian Mannix & The Frothy Green Discharge |
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Awards and nominations
Countdown Australian Music Awards
Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.
|- | 1985 | himself | Most Popular Male Performer | |-
References
References
- Kent, David. (1993). "[[Kent Music Report". Australian Chart Book Ltd.
- (2006). "The Countdown Spectacular 2006".
- Hetherington, Lesley. (1 March 1986). "Mannix signs for seris".
- (6 July 1994). "Hard Rock keeps up with times". [[Hull Daily Mail]].
- "Tour Dates". Popshop.
- (October 2006). "Eyes firmly on the ball".
- (2016). "Brian Mannix".
- (March 1987). "Countdown to the Awards". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC).
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