Alan Barton

Alan Barton (16 September 1953 - 23 March 1995) was a member of the hit-making duo Black Lace, alongside Colin Routh. Their hits included: "The Music Man", "Agadoo" and "Superman". They also represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 in Jerusalem, with the song "Mary Ann", which finished seventh. [ [http://www.eurovision-contest.com/1979/United_Kingdom/ Eurovision-contest.com - Eurovision 1979 United Kingdom's Song entry] ]

Born Alan Leslie Barton in Barnsley, Yorkshire [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19950418/ai_n13977706?tag=rel.res1 Obituary: Alan Barton, Independent, The (London), April 18 1995 by Pierre Perrone] ] , Barton replaced Chris Norman in Smokie in 1986, recording six albums with them, and touring extensively as their lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist. He was the lead singer on Smokie's revival of their hit, "Living Next Door To Alice", recorded with British comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown, as "Who The Fuck Is Alice". In the early 1990s he released his one and only solo album called PRECIOUS (1991) and two accompanying singles: "July 69/ July 69 (Alternative Version)" (1990) and "Carry Your Heart (with Kristine Pettersen)/ Coming Home" (1991).

Barton died in March 1995, at the age of 41, from injuries incurred when Smokie's tour bus crashed during a hailstorm in Germany.

Barton's son is up and coming porn actor Mr Max.

[ [http://www.smokie.co.uk/feature/alan/barton.asp Smokie.co.uk - feature articles about Smokie] ] [ [http://barton.adc.kz/index.php barton.adc.kz - official homepage about Alan Barton and his son Dean Barton] ]

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