Tim Royes (December 25, 1964 – August 13, 2007, New York City) was a British music video director and editor, producing videos for artists such as

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(" Mandy"), Melanie C ("

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", " The Moment You Believe", "

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"),

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(" Free Me"), the

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(" Easy" and " Red Dress"),

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(" Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"), and

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(" Amarantine"). He died at the age of 42 after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in

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in the early hours of the morning.

Videos

Many of Royes' videos centered on adult content, with some creating a sizable media stir, the central one being

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's video " Kiss Kiss", where she appeared in a flesh-coloured body suit to appear naked. Something similar happened in 2007, when Melanie C's music video of the '80s hit "

" showed the singer in a skin-tight

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and featured a sexually suggestive dance routine with half-naked bodybuilders in crowd-controller uniforms. The video instantly grabbed the number one spot on

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with 200,000 hits on its first day.

dedicated their 2007 music video " About You Now", directed by Marcus Adams, to Royes' memory, with a black screen saying, "In Memory of Tim Royes – 25.12.1964–13.08.2007 RIP" at the end of the video. As a tribute to Royes, Melanie C filmed her new video for the title track for her album '' This Time'' in September 2007 Adrian Moat, who was a good friend of Royes.

Videography

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– " So Good" (1994) * Eternal – " Oh Baby I..." (1994) * Louise – "

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" (1996) * Faith No More – " Ashes to Ashes" (1997) * Elton John – "

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" (1997) *

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– " Jump Down" (2000) * Five featuring

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– "

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" (2000) *

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– "Girls on Top" (2000) *

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– " Before You Love Me" (2001) * Louise – " Stuck in the Middle with You" (2001) *

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- "Talk To The Hand" (2001) *

– " Kiss Kiss" (2002) *

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- "Romeo Dunn" (2002) *

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– "

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" (2002) * Holly Valance – " Down Boy" (2002) * Will Young – " You and I" (2002) *

– " Free Me (2003) * Appleton – "Don't Worry" (2003) *

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- "In Love" (2003) *

– " Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" (2003) *

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– "

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" (2003) *

- "Mandy" (2003) *

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– "Not Too Late for Love" (2004) * Green Day – " Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2004) (editor, won

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) *

– " Amarantine" (2005) * Enya – " It's in the Rain" (2005) *

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– "Getaway" (2005) *

– " Red Dress" (2006) *

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– "When I Think of You" (2006) *

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– "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (2006) * Sugababes – " Easy" (2006) * Melanie C – " The Moment You Believe" (2007) * Melanie C – "

" (2007) * Melanie C – "

" (2007)

External links

ObituaryThe Music Video Database2005 MTV Video Music Award website
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