Andy Bell

There are two notable artists named Andy Bell. 1) Born Andrew Ivan Bell on 25 April 1964 in Peterborough, UK. Lead singer of synth-pop duo Erasure. With musical partner Vince Clarke, Bell has sold over twenty million albums worldwide. Electric Blue, Bell's first solo album, was released in 2005 and includes collaborations with Claudia Brucken of Propaganda and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters. It was co-written and produced by Philip Larsen and Chris Smith of Manhattan Clique.

1) Born Andrew Ivan Bell on 25 April 1964 in Peterborough, UK. Lead singer of synth-pop duo Erasure. With musical partner Vince Clarke, Bell has sold over twenty million albums worldwide.

Electric Blue, Bell's first solo album, was released in 2005 and includes collaborations with Claudia Brucken of Propaganda and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters. It was co-written and produced by Philip Larsen and Chris Smith of Manhattan Clique.

Andy Bell is one of the first openly-gay singers in pop music. He revealed his HIV-positive status in 2004 (he had suffered from the disease since 1998). In the past several years he has also found success as a DJ and remixer.

2) Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970, in Cardiff, Wales) was one of the two guitarists in Ride. After Ride's split in 1996, Bell formed Hurricane #1, writing the songs and again playing guitar. However, they did not meet with much success and broke up after two albums. Bell then joined Oasis as a bass player. He has since contributed songs to Oasis's albums.

Andy Bell was married to Swedish singer-songwriter Idha.