BF
Bryan Ferry
Actor, Director, Additional CreditsBorn September 26, 1945 (79 years)
Bryan Ferry CBE (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and songwriter. His voice has been described as an "elegant, seductive croon". He also established a distinctive image and sartorial style: according to The Independent, Ferry and his contemporary David Bowie influenced a generation with both their music and their appearances. Peter York described Ferry as "an art object" who "should hang in the Tate".
Born to a working-class family, Ferry studied fine art and taught at a secondary school before pursuing a career in music. In 1970 he began to assemble the rock band Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances in London, and took the role of lead singer and main songwriter. The band achieved immediate international success with the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, containing a rich multitude of sounds, which reflected Ferry's interest in exploring different genres of music. Their second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), further cultivated the band's unique sound and visual image that would establish Ferry as a leading cultural icon over the next decade.
Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973 by releasing These Foolish Things, which popularized the concept of a contemporary musician releasing an album covering standard songs and was a drastic departure from his ongoing work with Roxy Music. His second album, Another Time, Another Place (1974), featured as its cover image Ferry posing by a pool in a white dinner jacket and represented one of his most impactful fashion statements. Over the next two years, Roxy Music released a trilogy of albums, Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975), which broadened the band's appeal internationally and saw Ferry take greater interest in the role of a live performer, reinventing himself in stage costumes ranging from gaucho to military uniforms. Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985.
As well as being a prolific songwriter, Ferry has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another Place (1974), Let's Stick Together (1976), Taxi (1993) and As Time Goes By (1999), as well as Dylanesque (2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.
Ferry was born in Washington, County Durham, son of Mary Ann and Frederick Charles Ferry. His parents were working-class: his father was a farm labourer who also looked after pit ponies. He attended Washington Grammar-Technical School (now called Washington Academy) on Spout Lane from 1957. ...
Source: Article "Bryan Ferry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born to a working-class family, Ferry studied fine art and taught at a secondary school before pursuing a career in music. In 1970 he began to assemble the rock band Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances in London, and took the role of lead singer and main songwriter. The band achieved immediate international success with the release of their eponymous debut album in 1972, containing a rich multitude of sounds, which reflected Ferry's interest in exploring different genres of music. Their second album, For Your Pleasure (1973), further cultivated the band's unique sound and visual image that would establish Ferry as a leading cultural icon over the next decade.
Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973 by releasing These Foolish Things, which popularized the concept of a contemporary musician releasing an album covering standard songs and was a drastic departure from his ongoing work with Roxy Music. His second album, Another Time, Another Place (1974), featured as its cover image Ferry posing by a pool in a white dinner jacket and represented one of his most impactful fashion statements. Over the next two years, Roxy Music released a trilogy of albums, Stranded (1973), Country Life (1974) and Siren (1975), which broadened the band's appeal internationally and saw Ferry take greater interest in the role of a live performer, reinventing himself in stage costumes ranging from gaucho to military uniforms. Ferry disbanded Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career, releasing further singles such as "Slave to Love" and "Don't Stop the Dance" and the UK no. 1 album Boys and Girls in 1985.
As well as being a prolific songwriter, Ferry has recorded many cover versions, including standards from the Great American Songbook, in albums such as These Foolish Things (1973), Another Time, Another Place (1974), Let's Stick Together (1976), Taxi (1993) and As Time Goes By (1999), as well as Dylanesque (2007), an album of Bob Dylan covers. Including his work with Roxy Music, Ferry has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, Ferry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Roxy Music.
Ferry was born in Washington, County Durham, son of Mary Ann and Frederick Charles Ferry. His parents were working-class: his father was a farm labourer who also looked after pit ponies. He attended Washington Grammar-Technical School (now called Washington Academy) on Spout Lane from 1957. ...
Source: Article "Bryan Ferry" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | The Greatest Hits · as Self |
| 2021 | МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х · as Self - Singer (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Under the Volcano · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | МУЗ КЛИПЫ 80х · as Self - Singer (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Blitzed! · as Self |
| 2020 | Bryan Ferry: Don't Stop the Music · as Self - Subject |
| 2018 | Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music: A Musical History · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Northern Disco Lights · as Self |
| 2014 | Bryan Ferry - Baloise Session 2014 · as Self - Vocals |
| 2014 | Soul Boys of the Western World · as Self |
| 2013 | Live in Lyon · as Self - Vocals |
| 2012 | The British Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | The Making of Olympia · as Self |
| 2009 | Synth Britannia at the BBC · as Self |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest And Musical Performer |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Concert for Diana · as Self |
| 2007 | 7 Ages of Rock (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Bryan Ferry - Dylanesque Live The London Sessions · as Self - Vocals, Harmonica, Farfisa |
| 2007 | The 11th Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Kings of Glam · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 1 · as Self |
| 2004 | Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | The Culture Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | Roxy Music: Inside 1972-1974 · as Self |
| 2003 | Roxy Music: Live at the Apollo · as Self - Vocals |
| 2002 | Through the Night With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2000 | Globos de Ouro 1999 · as Self |
| 1999 | Rove Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Tout le monde en parle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Harald Schmidt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | BingoLotto (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1987 | Sideviews (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Live Aid · as Self |
| 1983 | Roxy Music: The High Road · as Self - Vocals |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Champs-Elysees (TV Series) · as Self - Roxy Music |
| 1982 | Roxy Music: Avalon · as Bryan Ferry |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1979 | Friday Night Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kenny Everett Video Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1973 | Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Music Shop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | Cilla (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Beat Club (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |