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Chesney Hawkes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Barry Manilow, Nik Kershaw and The Tremeloes. Those roots explain a lot about how Chesney Hawkes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nena, Wet Wet Wet, Go West, Belinda Carlisle and John Parr, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into James Blunt, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Chesney Hawkes, reaching back through Barry Manilow and forward to James Blunt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Chesney Lee Hawkes is an English singer and occasional actor. He started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the film Buddy's Song, which featured his best-known single "The One and Only", which topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 10 in the United States. It also was featured in the 1991 film Doc Hollywood and the 2009 movie Moon. Follow-up single "I'm a Man Not a Boy" peaked at 27 in the UK, with subsequent singles including "What's Wrong with This Picture?", "Stay Away Baby Jane" and "Another Fine Mess" also charting in the top 100.
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Chesney Hawkes connections
Chesney Hawkes grew out of Barry Manilow, Nik Kershaw and The Tremeloes, shares an orbit with Nena, Wet Wet Wet, Go West and Belinda Carlisle, went on to shape James Blunt. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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