| Code | DS/UK/816 |
| Name | George; Boy (14 June 1961); English singer songwriter, DJ and fashion designer |
| Variations of Name | George Alan O'Dowd |
| Dates | 14 June 1961 |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Barnehurst, Kent, England (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Gerry O'Dowd, born Jeremiah Lincoln (English builder) and Dinah O'Dowd, born Christina Glynn (Irish). They were a working class Irish Cathilic family.
Grandson of grandmother who was permanently taken from her family at age 6 after being found outside the family home alone and was placed into an Industrial School.
Sibling of Gerald O'Dowd (bricklayer and boxer). In 1995 he was convicted of murdering his wife.
Nephew of Thomas Bryan, who was exectued by the British in 1921 during the Irish War of Independence. |
| Biography | Boy George is an English singer songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. He is the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during the 1980s, they recorded global hit songs such as "Karma Chameleon", "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and "Time (Clock of the Heart)". George is known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance. He was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to the early 1980s.
His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by rhythm and blues and reggae. He was lead singer of Jesus Loves You during the period 19891992. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has glam influences, such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop. More recently, he has released fewer music recordings, splitting his time between songwriting, DJing, writing books, designing clothes and photography. |