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CodeDS/UK/108
NameUre; Midge (1953-); OBE; Scottish guitarist, singer
Variations of NameJames Ure
AliasMidge
Dates1953-
GenderMale (cisgender)
BiographyMidge Ure is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, The Rich Kids, Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox. Ure co-wrote and produced the charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', whose reissue won an Ivor Novello Award in 2005 for Best Selling UK Single. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof.

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