Chris Rea

Known for ActingBorn 1951-03-04Died 2025-12-22Middlesbrough, England, UK

Christopher Anton Rea (4 March 1951 – 22 December 2025) was an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. A "gravel-voiced guitar stalwart", known for his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty-five solo albums, two of which topped the UK Albums Chart. Described as "rock's ultimate survivor", given his recovery from several bouts of serious illness, Rea was "a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10" with his single "The Road to Hell (Part 2)". The album, The Road to Hell (1989), topped the album chart, as did its successor, Auberge (1991). His many hit songs include "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat", "Stainsby Girls", "Josephine", "On the Beach", "Let's Dance", "Driving Home for Christmas", "Working on It", "Tell Me There's a Heaven", "Auberge" and "Julia". He also recorded a duet with Elton John, "If You Were Me". Rea was nominated three times for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist: in 1988, 1989 and 1990. He has never toured the United States, where he is best known for the 1978 single "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, earning him a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1978. A decade later, "Working On It" topped the Mainstream Rock chart. He has sold more than 40 million records worldwide. Christopher Rea was born on 4 March 1951 in Middlesbrough in the North Riding of Yorkshire to an Italian father, Camillo Rea (died December 2010) originating from Arpino in the Province of Frosinone, and an Irish mother, Winifred K. Slee (died September 1983), as one of seven children. His family were of the Roman Catholic faith. The name Rea was well known locally thanks to his father's ice cream factory and café chain. When he was twelve, he worked clearing tables in the coffee bar and making ice cream in the factory. He wanted to improve the business, but his ideas got no support from his father. After leaving, he was replaced by one of his brothers. At that time he wanted to be a journalist and attended St Mary's College, Middlesbrough. ... Source: Article "Chris Rea" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.Read more

Movies & web series

The BRIT Awards

La Passione

De TV Show

Now or Never

Chris Rea: Montreux Jazz Festival

Willie and The Poor Boys - The Movie

Auf los geht's los

Shooting Stars

Numéro un

Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show

3 nach 9

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Flitterabend

Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985

Champs-Elysées

Top of the Pops

Soft Top Hard Shoulder

Sacrée soirée

Chris Rea: The Road to Hell and Back

Parting Shots

Chris Rea: Live at Baloise session 2017

Téléthon

Cross Country

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

Chris Rea: Stony Road

Racing the Silver Arrows

Die Stunde der Stars

Show Palast

Parkinson

Curves Contours & Body Horns

Ein Abend in Gold

Musik Convoy

Goldener Löwe

The Marti Caine Show