Andrew Cox (born 25 January 1956) is a British guitarist, who along with

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, formed

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band the Beat in 1978. The Beat achieved eight

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and three

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albums in the UK before announcing their break up in 1983. Some of their notable hits included "

Mirror in the Bathroom "Mirror in the Bathroom" is a single by British ska band the Beat released as a single in 1980 from their debut album ''I Just Can't Stop It''. It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and consequently was their highest charting release in ...

", " Hands Off...She's Mine" and "

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". In 1985 he joined fellow Beat member David Steele and singer

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, to form

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band

Fine Young Cannibals Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) was a British pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele (musician), David Steele, guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat (British band), The Beat), and singer Roland Gift (fo ...

. In 1988, while Fine Young Cannibals were on hiatus, Cox and Steele released the

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single, "Tired of Getting Pushed Around", under the name of Two Men, A Drum Machine and A Trumpet. It reached No. 18 in the

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. That same year, they also collaborated with

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debut single "Heat It Up" which peaked at No. 21. In 2002, Cox formed Cribabi with Japanese vocalist, Yukari Fujiu, and released the album ''Volume'' on his own Fidela record label.

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* * * 1956 births Living people English new wave musicians English rock guitarists The Beat (British band) members Fine Young Cannibals members Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands British ska musicians {{UK-guitarist-stub