Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter. He was known for his powerful, soulful voice, sartorial elegance, and stylistic versatility, blending elements of soul, funk, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues. His 1986 single “Addicted to Love” and its accompanying video came to “epitomise the glamour and excesses of the 1980s”. Beginning his career in the 1960s, Palmer spent part of the 1970s with Vinegar Joe before achieving major success in the 1980s, both as a solo artist and as a member of The Power Station. He scored multiple Top 10 hits in the United Kingdom and the United States. Three of his hit singles, including “Addicted to Love”, featured music videos directed by English fashion photographer Terence Donovan. Palmer received numerous awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and an MTV Video Music Award. He was also nominated for the Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist in 1987 and 1989. He died at age 54 from a heart attack. Palmer was born in 1949 in Batley. When he was only a few months old, his family moved to Malta, where his father worked in British naval intelligence. As a child he was influenced by blues, soul and jazz music broadcast on American Forces Radio, as well as by his parents’ musical tastes. His family returned to the United Kingdom when he was 12.
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Addicted To Love
Bad Case Of Loving You(Doctor, Doctor
Respect Yourself
Every Kinda People
Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You
Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You
Simply Irresistable
Looking For Clues
I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On
She makes my day
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