Damian Davey (born Damian Gerard Baker; 30 September 1964 – 12 February 2017), better known by the mononym Damian, was an English pop musician, best known for his 1989

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" The Time Warp", a

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of the original track from ''

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''.

Career

Damian was briefly successful in the late 1980s. His first version of "The Time Warp", released in 1987, was produced by Des Tong from

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and featured Sheila Gott, Jean Barrow, Ian Wilson and Steve Butler on backing vocals. It was recorded at Vector TV in Stockport and mixed at Battery Studios,

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by Paul Schroeder. Both this and a 1988 reissue of the song failed to make the Top 40 of the

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, and it only became a major hit after being remixed and restructured by Pete Hammond, reaching number 7 in the same chart in 1989. Damian's follow up single, " Wig-Wam Bam", a cover of

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song, reached number 49 in the UK Singles Chart.

Personal life and death

Damian died on 12 February 2017, aged 52, following a three-year battle against cancer.

Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Damian (musician) 1964 births 2017 deaths English male singers English pop singers Place of death missing Musicians from Manchester Deaths from cancer in the United Kingdom