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Chris de Burgh

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Chris de Burgh is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Mary O'Hara, Pete Seeger, Andrea Corr, Moya Brennan and Vicky Leandros. Those roots explain a lot about how Chris de Burgh arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, Mike & The Mechanics, Kim Wilde and Cliff Richard, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Elissa, Mohsen Namjoo, Silbermond and Benoît David, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Chris de Burgh, reaching back through Mary O'Hara and forward to Elissa. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Chris de BurghMary O'HaraPete SeegerAndrea CorrMoya BrennanVicky LeandrosNick DrakeThe Moody BluesBob DylanElissaMohsen NamjooSilbermondBenoît DavidRichard MarxMichael BoltonMike & The MechanicsKim WildeCliff RichardBelinda CarlisleCock RobinWet Wet Wet

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Chris de Burgh connections

Chris de Burgh grew out of Mary O'Hara, Pete Seeger, Andrea Corr and Moya Brennan, shares an orbit with Richard Marx, Michael Bolton, Mike & The Mechanics and Kim Wilde, went on to shape Elissa, Mohsen Namjoo, Silbermond and Benoît David. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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