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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, Rupert Hine, 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, Mike & The Mechanics, Kim Wilde, Cliff Richard and Belinda Carlisle, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mohsen Namjoo, Silbermond, Benoît David and Elissa, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Chris de Burgh, reaching back through Mary O'Hara and forward to Mohsen Namjoo. 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'HaraRupert HineAndrea CorrMoya BrennanVicky LeandrosNick DrakeThe Moody BluesBob DylanMohsen NamjooSilbermondBenoît DavidElissaRichard MarxMike & The MechanicsKim WildeCliff RichardBelinda CarlisleCock RobinWet Wet WetPhil Collins

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Chris de Burgh grew out of Mary O'Hara, Rupert Hine, Andrea Corr and Moya Brennan, shares an orbit with Richard Marx, Mike & The Mechanics, Kim Wilde and Cliff Richard, went on to shape Mohsen Namjoo, Silbermond, Benoît David and Elissa. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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