Edward Huntington (born 29 October 1965) is an English pop singer who began his professional singing career in Italy. Huntington became popular in

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and the former

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mainly with his song "

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" which peaked at No.6 in Switzerland and No. 23 in Germany.

Biography and career

Eddy Huntington was born in the northeast of

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and moved to

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at the age of 18, where he became a

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extra and model. He was discovered by Baby Records, an Italian

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that took him to

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to record the song "

" written by R. Turatti, M. Chieregato and T. Hooker who also sings on refrains. When "USSR" was released throughout Europe in 1986 on

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it became a big

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in mainland Europe and in the

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and is widely popular to this day. Huntington went on to have other lesser-known hits such as "May Day" and "Meet My Friend". He also released the

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''Bang Bang Baby'' in 1989. Huntington left the

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in the early 1990s and trained to become a

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teacher in the UK. He taught at Eldon Grove Primary School in

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teaching children in year 1. He provided after-school drama and singing lessons as well as everyday lessons. He then moved to

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for two years with his wife teaching at

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. There his youngest son was born, which prompted a move back to England, where he is the head of a community primary school, Rosebrook Primary School. In 2005, Huntington made a brief return to music opening the Discoteka '80s concerts in Russia. These were two performances of European and Soviet 1980s pop stars held in

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and

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. Among the acts headlined were:

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, Alphaville,

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, Mike Mareen, and

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. Both concerts played to large stadium crowds, appeared on national

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and were released on

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. In 2011, Huntington recorded the song "Honey, Honey!" together with Russian pop duo Discobonus, written by members Igor Sorokin and Andrew Mosckalev. Huntington released "Rainy Day in May" on 26 February 2013. The track was inspired by the 1960s sound of his musical hero,

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. Written by Frank Scott and Morten Franck and produced by Scott and Tommy Olsen, it was released on the Norwegian label KVK Digital. In 2020, Huntington leaves his job as a head teacher at Rosebrook Primary School, to work as Head of Education for Stockton Council.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Bang Bang Baby'' (1989)

Singles

* "

" (1986) * " Up & Down" (1987) * "Meet My Friend" (1987) * "Physical Attraction" (1989) * "May Day" (1988) * "Bang Bang Baby" (1988) * "Shock in My Heart" (1989) * "Hey Senorita" (1990) * "Future Brain" (Cyber Mix) (1997) * "USSR 2003" with Beatbone (2003) * "Love for Russia" (2009) * "Honey Honey" (2011) * "Rainy Day in May" (2013) * "Warsaw in the Night (Cinderella)" (2017)

Citations

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntington, Eddy 1965 births Living people English male singers British Italo disco musicians British expatriates in Italy Schoolteachers from County Durham People from Peterlee Musicians from County Durham